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  2. Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
  3. Subtitle A - General Military Law
  4. Part II - PERSONNEL
  5. Chapter 47 - Art.I. General Provisions 801 1 II. Apprehension and Restraint 807 7 III. Non-Judicial Punishment 815 15 IV. Court-Martial Jurisdiction 816 16 V. Composition of Courts-Martial 822 22 VI. Pre-Trial Procedure 830 30 VII. Trial Procedure 836 36 VIII. Sentences 855 55 IX. Post-Trial Procedure and Review of Courts-Martial 859 59 X. Punitive Articles 877 77 XI. Miscellaneous Provisions 935 135 XII. United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces 941 141
  6. Subchapter VIII - Art. 855. 55. Cruel and unusual punishments prohibited. 856. 56. Sentencing. [856a. 56a. Repealed.] 857. 57. Effective date of sentences. [857a. 57a. Repealed.] 858. 58. Execution of confinement. 858a. 58a. Sentences: reduction in enlisted grade. 858b. 58b. Sentences: forfeiture of pay and allowances during confinement
  7. 10 USC § 855
10 USC § 855
Art. 55. Cruel and unusual punishments prohibited
October 30, 2020
USC

Punishment by flogging, or by branding, marking, or tattooing on the body, or any other cruel or unusual punishment, may not be adjudged by any court-martial or inflicted upon any person subject to this chapter. The use of irons, single or double, except for the purpose of safe custody, is prohibited.

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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large)
855 50:636. May 5, 1950, ch. 169, §1 (Art. 55), 64 Stat. 126.

The word "may" is substituted for the word "shall".
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