10 U.S.C. § 909
Section 909 · Art. 109. Property other than military property of United States - Waste, spoilage, or destruction
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 38 court decisions — leading case United States v. Shields (1985)
Most recently applied in United States v. Rapert (March 2016)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Any person subject to this chapter who willfully or recklessly wastes, spoils, or otherwise willfully and wrongfully destroys or damages any property other than military property of the United States shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
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Cross References
Article to be explained, see section 937 of this title.
Statute of limitations, see section 843 of this title.