Notes on 10 U.S.C. § 829 : US Code - Notes
Search Notes on 10 U.S.C. § 829 : US Code - Notes
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 47; Pub. L. 90-632, Sec. 2(11),
Oct. 24, 1968, 82 Stat. 1337; Pub. L. 98-209, Sec. 3(d), Dec. 6,
1983, 97 Stat. 1394; Pub. L. 107-107, div. A, title V, Sec. 582(c),
Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1124.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
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829(a) 50:593(a). May 5, 1950, ch. 169,
Sec. 1 (Art. 29), 64
Stat. 117.
829(b)
50:593(b).
829(c) 50:593(c).
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In subsections (a), (b), and (c), the word "may" is substituted
for the word "shall".
In subsections (b) and (c), the word "details" is substituted for
the word "appoints", since the filling of the position involved is
not appointment to an office in the constitutional sense.
AMENDMENTS
2001 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107-107 designated existing
provisions as par. (1), substituted "the applicable minimum number
of members" for "five members" in two places, and added par. (2).
1983 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98-209 substituted "unless excused as
a result of a challenge, excused by the military judge for physical
disability or other good cause, or excused by order of the
convening authority for good cause" for "except for physical
disability or as a result of a challenge or by order of the
convening authority for good cause".
1968 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 90-632, Sec. 2(11)(A), substituted
"court has been assembled for the trial of the accused" for
"accused has been arraigned".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 90-632, Sec. 2(11)(B), inserted reference to
court-martial composed of a military judge alone, struck out
reference to oath of members, and inserted provisions requiring
that only the evidence which has been introduced before members of
the court be read to the court and that all evidence, not merely
testimony, be included.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 90-632, Sec. 2(11)(C), inserted reference to
court-martial composed of a military judge alone, struck out
reference to oath of members, and substituted evidence previously
introduced for testimony of previously examined witnesses as the
body of evidence which the verbatim record must cover.
Subsec. (d) Pub. L. 90-632, Sec. 2(11)(D), added subsec. (d).
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2001 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 107-107 applicable with respect to offenses
committed after Dec. 31, 2002, see section 582(d) of Pub. L. 107-
107, set out as a note under section 816 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1983 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 98-209 effective first day of eighth
calendar month beginning after Dec. 6, 1983, see section 12(a)(1)
of Pub. L. 98-209, set out as a note under section 801 of this
title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1968 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 90-632 effective first day of tenth month
following October 1968, see section 4 of Pub. L. 90-632, set out as
a note under section 801 of this title.
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