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# 10 U.S.C. § 909 - Art. 109. Property other than military property of United States—Waste, spoilage, or destruction

## Text

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.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 71.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 90950:703.May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 109), 64 Stat. 139.