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Title 10 - ARMED FORCESSubtitle A - GENERAL MILITARY LAWPart II - PERSONNELChapter 47 - UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE
Subchapter X - PUNITIVE ARTICLES
Section 914 - Art. 114. Endangerment offenses

10 U.S.C. § 914

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Section 914 - Art. 114. Endangerment offenses
(a) RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT.-Any person subject to this chapter who engages in conduct that-
(1) is wrongful and reckless or is wanton; and
(2) is likely to produce death or grievous bodily harm to another person;

shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

(b) DUELING.-Any person subject to this chapter-
(1) who fights or promotes, or is concerned in or connives at fighting, a duel; or
(2) who, having knowledge of a challenge sent or about to be sent, fails to report the facts promptly to the proper authority;

shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

(c) FIREARM DISCHARGE, ENDANGERING HUMAN LIFE.-Any person subject to this chapter who, willfully and wrongly, discharges a firearm, under circumstances such as to endanger human life shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(d) CARRYING CONCEALED WEAPON.-Any person subject to this chapter who unlawfully carries a dangerous weapon concealed on or about his person shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

10 U.S.C. § 914

Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 72; Pub. L. 114-328, div. E, title LX, §5426, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2948.

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTE
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
914 50:708. May 5, 1950, ch. 169, §1 (Art. 114), 64 Stat. 139.

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS2016- Pub. L. 114-328 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "Any person subject to this chapter who fights or promotes, or is concerned in or connives at fighting a duel, or who, having knowledge of a challenge sent or about to be sent, fails to report the facts promptly to the proper authority, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct."

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2016 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 114-328 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.