10 USC 920: Art. 120. Rape and carnal knowledge
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10 USC 920: Art. 120. Rape and carnal knowledge Text contains those laws in effect on January 4, 1995
From Title 10-ARMED FORCESSubtitle A-General Military LawPART II-PERSONNELCHAPTER 47-UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICESUBCHAPTER X-PUNITIVE ARTICLES
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§920. Art. 120. Rape and carnal knowledge

(a) Any person subject to this chapter who commits an act of sexual intercourse, by force and without consent, is guilty of rape and shall be punished by death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct.

(b) Any person subject to this chapter who, under circumstances not amounting to rape, commits an act of sexual intercourse with a female not his wife who has not attained the age of sixteen years, is guilty of carnal knowledge and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

(c) Penetration, however slight, is sufficient to complete either of these offenses.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 73 ; Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title X, §1066(c), 106 Stat. 2506 .)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
920(a)

920(b)

920(c)

 50:714(a).

50:714(b).

50:714(c).

 May 5, 1950, ch. 169, §1 (Art. 120), 64 Stat. 140 .

In subsection (c), the words "either of" are inserted for clarity.

Amendments

1992-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–484 struck out "with a female not his wife" after "intercourse" and "her" after "without".

Effective Date of 1992 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 102–484 effective Oct. 23, 1992, and applicable with respect to offenses committed on or after that date, see section 1067 of Pub. L. 102–484, set out as a note under section 803 of this title.

Cross References

Article to be explained, see section 937 of this title.

Burglary when intending to commit offense punishable under this section, see section 929 of this title.

Federal retirement benefits, forfeiture upon conviction of offenses described under this section, see section 8312 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Plea of guilty, prohibition against reception, see section 845 of this title.

Statute of limitations, see section 843 of this title.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 929, 937 of this title.