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title: "10 U.S.C. § 892"
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title_number: 10
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# 10 U.S.C. § 892 - Art. 92. Failure to obey order or regulation

## Text

Any person subject to this chapter who—

(1) violates or fails to obey any lawful general order or regulation;

(2) having knowledge of any other lawful order issued by a member of the armed forces, which it is his duty to obey, fails to obey the order; or

(3) is derelict in the performance of his duties;

shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 68.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 89250:686.May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 92), 64 Stat. 136. The word “order” is substituted for the word “same”.