10 U.S.C. § 895 | Art. 95. Offenses by sentinel or lookout

(a)

Drunk or Sleeping on Post, or Leaving Post Before Being Relieved .—

Any sentinel or lookout who is drunk on post, who sleeps on post, or who leaves post before being regularly relieved, shall be punished—

(1)

if the offense is committed in time of war, by death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct; and

(2)

if the offense is committed other than in time of war, by such punishment, other than death, as a court-martial may direct.

(b)

Loitering or Wrongfully Sitting on Post .—

Any sentinel or lookout who loiters or wrongfully sits down on post shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041 70A Stat. 72 Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LXDec. 23, 2016130 Stat. 2938(, , § 913; renumbered § 895 and amended , §§ 5401(8), 5411, , , 2943.)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
913	50:707.	May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 113), 64 Stat. 139.

Prior Provisions

section 887a of this titleA prior section 895 was renumbered .

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 114–328, § 54112016—, amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Any sentinel or look-out who is found drunk or sleeping upon his post, or leaves it before he is regularly relieved, shall be punished, if the offense is committed in time of war, by death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct, but if the offense is committed at any other time, by such punishment other than death as a court-martial may direct.”

Pub. L. 114–328, § 5401(8)section 913 of this title, renumbered as this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2016 Amendment

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