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title: "10 U.S.C. § 948s"
description: "Service of charges"
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title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
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chapter_name: "MILITARY COMMISSIONS"
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citation: "10 U.S.C. § 948s"
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# 10 U.S.C. § 948s - Service of charges

## Text

The trial counsel assigned to a case before a military commission under this chapter shall cause to be served upon the accused and military defense counsel a copy of the charges upon which trial is to be had in English and, if appropriate, in another language that the accused understands, sufficiently in advance of trial to prepare a defense.

(Added Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title XVIII, § 1802, Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2580.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Prior ProvisionsA prior section 948s, added Pub. L. 109–366, § 3(a)(1), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2607, related to service of charges, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 111–84.