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# 10 U.S.C. § 897 - Art. 97. Unlawful detention

## Text

Any person subject to this chapter who, except as provided by law, apprehends, arrests, or confines any person shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 69.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 89750:691.May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 97), 64 Stat. 137.