10 U.S.C. § 931c | Art. 131c. Misprision of serious offense

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.

Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5446Dec. 23, 2016130 Stat. 2956 (Added , , .)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Jan. 1, 2019section 5542 of Pub. L. 114–328 section 801 of this titleSection 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 .