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title: "10 U.S.C. § 12740"
description: "Eligibility: denial upon certain punitive discharges or dismissals"
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title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
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chapter_name: "RETIRED PAY FOR NON-REGULAR SERVICE"
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# 10 U.S.C. § 12740 - Eligibility: denial upon certain punitive discharges or dismissals

## Text

A person who—

(1) is convicted of an offense under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (chapter 47 of this title) and whose sentence includes death; or

(2) is separated pursuant to sentence of a court-martial with a dishonorable discharge, a bad conduct discharge, or (in the case of an officer) a dismissal,

is not eligible for retired pay under this chapter.

(Added Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VI, § 632(a)(1), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 365.)

## Notes

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective DatePub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VI, § 632(b), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 365, provided that: “Section 12740 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to court-martial sentences adjudged after the date of the enactment of this Act [Feb. 10, 1996].”