10 USC § 931c Art. 131c. Misprision of serious offense | United States Code | US Law

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Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
Subtitle A - General Military Law
Part II - PERSONNEL
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
Subchapter X - Art. 877. 77. Principals. 878. 78. Accessory after the fact. 879. 79. Conviction of offense charged, lesser included offenses, and attempts. 880. 80. Attempts. 881. 81. Conspiracy. 882. 82. Soliciting commission of offenses. 883. 83. Malingering. 884. 84. Breach of medical quarantine. 885. 85. Desertion. 886. 86. Absence without leave. 887. 87. Missing movement; jumping from vessel. 887a. 87a. Resistance, flight, breach of arrest, and escape. 887b. 87b. Offenses against correctional custody and restriction. 888. 88. Contempt toward officials. 889. 89. Disrespect toward superior commissioned officer; assault of superior commissioned officer. 890. 90. Willfully disobeying superior commissioned officer. 891. 91. Insubordinate conduct toward warrant officer, noncommissioned officer, or petty officer. 892. 92. Failure to obey order or regulation. 893. 93. Cruelty and maltreatment. 893a. 93a. Prohibited activities with military recruit or trainee by person in position of special trust. 894. 94. Mutiny or sedition. 895. 95. Offenses by sentinel or lookout. 895a. 95a. Disrespect toward sentinel or lookout. 896. 96. Release of prisoner without authority; drinking with prisoner. 897. 97. Unlawful detention. 898. 98. Misconduct as prisoner. 899. 99. Misbehavior before the enemy. 900. 100. Subordinate compelling surrender. 901. 101. Improper use of countersign. 902. 102. Forcing a safeguard. 903. 103. Spies. 903a. 103a. Espionage. 903b. 103b. Aiding the enemy. 904. 104. Public records offenses. 904a. 104a. Fraudulent enlistment, appointment, or separation. 904b. 104b. Unlawful enlistment, appointment, or separation. 905. 105. Forgery. 905a. 105a. False or unauthorized pass offenses. 906. 106. Impersonation of officer, noncommissioned or petty officer, or agent or official. 906a. 106a. Wearing unauthorized insignia, decoration, badge, ribbon, device, or lapel button. 907. 107. False official statements; false swearing. 907a. 107a. Parole violation. 908. 108. Military property of United States–Loss, damage, destruction, or wrongful disposition. 908a. 108a. Captured or abandoned property. 909. 109. Property other than military property of United States—Waste, spoilage, or destruction. 909a. 109a. Mail matter: wrongful taking, opening, etc. 910. 110. Improper hazarding of vessel or aircraft. 911. 111. Leaving scene of vehicle accident. 912. 112. Drunkenness and other incapacitation offenses. 912a. 112a. Wrongful use, possession, etc., of controlled substances. 913. 113. Drunken or reckless operation of a vehicle, aircraft, or vessel. 914. 114. Endangerment offenses. 915. 115. Communicating threats. 916. 116. Riot or breach of peace. 917. 117. Provoking speeches or gestures. 917a. 117a. Wrongful broadcast or distribution of intimate visual images.1 918. 118. Murder. 919. 119. Manslaughter. 919a. 119a. Death or injury of an unborn child. 919b. 119b. Child endangerment. 920. 120. Rape and sexual assault generally. 920a. 120a. Mails: deposit of obscene matter. 920b. 120b. Rape and sexual assault of a child. 920c. 120c. Other sexual misconduct. 921. 121. Larceny and wrongful appropriation. 921a. 121a. Fraudulent use of credit cards, debit cards, and other access devices. 921b. 121b. False pretenses to obtain services. 922. 122. Robbery. 922a. 122a. Receiving stolen property. 923. 123. Offenses concerning Government computers. 923a. 123a. Making, drawing, or uttering check, draft, or order without sufficient funds. 924. 124. Frauds against the United States. 924a. 124a. Bribery. 924b. 124b. Graft. 925. 125. Kidnapping. 926. 126. Arson; burning property with intent to defraud. 927. 127. Extortion. 928. 128. Assault. 928a. 128a. Maiming. 928b. 128b. Domestic violence. 929. 129. Burglary; unlawful entry. [929a. 129a. Omitted.] 930. 130. Stalking. 931. 131. Perjury. 931a. 131a. Subornation of perjury. 931b. 131b. Obstructing justice. 931c. 131c. Misprision of serious offense. 931d. 131d. Wrongful refusal to testify. 931e. 131e. Prevention of authorized seizure of property. 931f. 131f. Noncompliance with procedural rules. 931g. 131g. Wrongful interference with adverse administrative proceeding. 932. 132. Retaliation. 933. 133. Conduct unbecoming an officer. 934. 134. General article. 1 Editorially added, see second 2017 Amendment note below
10 USC § 931c

10 USC § 931c

Art. 131c. Misprision of serious offense

through Public Law 119-27, except Public Law 119-21

USC

Any person subject to this chapter—

(1) who knows that another person has committed a serious offense; and

(2) wrongfully conceals the commission of the offense and fails to make the commission of the offense known to civilian or military authorities as soon as possible;

shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective on Jan. 1, 2019, as designated by the President, with implementing regulations and provisions relating to applicability to various situations, see section 5542 of Pub. L. 114–328 and Ex. Ord. No. 13825, set out as notes under section 801 of this title.

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