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[CITE: 10USC830]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle A--General Military Law
 
                           PART II--PERSONNEL
 
              CHAPTER 47--UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE
 
                   SUBCHAPTER VI--PRE-TRIAL PROCEDURE
 
Sec. 830. Art. 30. Charges and specifications

    (a) Charges and specifications shall be signed by a person subject 
to this chapter under oath before a commissioned officer of the armed 
forces authorized to administer oaths and shall state--
        (1) that the signer has personal knowledge of or has 
    investigated, the matters set forth therein; and
        (2) that they are true in fact to the best of his knowledge and 
    belief.

    (b) Upon the preferring of charges, the proper authority shall take 
immediate steps to determine what disposition should be made thereof in 
the interest of justice and discipline, and the person accused shall be 
informed of the charges against him as soon as practicable.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 47.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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            Revised section                      Source (U.S. Code)            
   Source (Statutes at Large)
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830(a)................................  50:601(a).                           Ma
y 5, 1950, ch. 169, Sec.  1 (Art.
830(b)................................  50:601(b).                            3
0), 64 Stat. 118.
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    In subsection (a), the word ``they'' is substituted for the words 
``the same''. The word ``commissioned'' is inserted for clarity.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 802, 849 of this title.
