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10 U.S.C. 7239: Enlisted members: officers not to use as servantsText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-121 (October 9, 2026).
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§7239. Enlisted members: officers not to use as servants

No officer of the Army may use an enlisted member of the Army as a servant.

( Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041 , 70A Stat. 208 , § 3639; renumbered § 7239, Pub. L. 115-232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(b)(8) , Aug. 13, 2018 , 132 Stat. 1838 .)

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Source (Statutes at Large)

3639

10:608.

R.S. 1232.

The words “in any case whatever” are omitted as surplusage.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018⁠—Pub. L. 115-232 renumbered section 3639 of this title as this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 115-232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115-232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.