10 U.S.C. § 1167
Section 1167 · Members under confinement by sentence of court-martial: separation after six months confinement
Amended 2 times on record
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case United States v. Wallace (2003)
Most recently applied in United States v. Wallace (May 2003)
Except as otherwise provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, a member sentenced by a court-martial to a period of confinement for more than six months may be separated from the member's armed force at any time after the sentence to confinement has become final under chapter 47 of this title and the member has served in confinement for a period of six months.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Prior Provisions
A prior section 1167, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 91; June 28, 1962, Pub. L. 87–509, §4(a), 76 Stat. 121; Sept. 7, 1962, Pub. L. 87–649, §6(f)(3), 76 Stat. 494, related to severance pay of regular warrant officers, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 96–513, title I, §109(b)(3), title VII, §701, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2870, 2955, effective Sept. 15, 1981.
Amendments
1996—Pub. L. 104–201 substituted “member has served” for “person has served”.