Subchapter X · Punitive Articles
Article 103b. Aiding the enemy
2024 Manual for Courts-Martial, United States
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This is a punitive article. Its elements, explanation, maximum punishment,
and sample specifications are in the Manual's Part IV.
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Provisions elsewhere in the Manual whose text cites Article 103b. Each link opens the citing provision.
Rules for Courts-Martial
R.C.M. 201(f)(1)(A)(i) — Jurisdiction in general
…offense made punishable under the UCMJ. General courts-martial also may try any person for a violation of Article 103, 103b, or 104a.
Discussion under R.C.M. 201(g) — Jurisdiction in general
See Articles 103 and 103b for some instances of concurrent jurisdiction.
Discussion under R.C.M. 202(a) — Persons subject to the jurisdiction of courts-martial
…3, 4, and 73. A person need not be subject to the UCMJ to be subject to trial by court-martial under Articles 103, 103b, and 104a. See also Article 48 and R.C.M. 809 concerning who may be subject to the contempt powers of a court-martial.…
Discussion under R.C.M. 202(c)(1) — Persons subject to the jurisdiction of courts-martial
…Government fails to act within a reasonable time on objection by the service member to continued retention. Articles 103, 103b, and 104a set forth offenses with expanded jurisdictional reach. Court-martial jurisdiction attaches over a person…
Discussion under R.C.M. 918(a)(2)(D) — Finding
…An attempt should be found as a violation of Article 80 unless the attempt is punishable under Articles 85, 94, 100, 103a, 103b, 119a, or 128, in which case it should be found as a violation of that Article. A court-martial may not find an offense as…
R.C.M. 1004(c)(4) — Capital cases
…was unlawfully and substantially endangered, except that this factor shall not apply to a violation of Articles 103a or 103b;
R.C.M. 1004(c)(11) — Capital cases
That, only in the case of a violation of Article 103, 103a, or 103b—
UCMJ Punitive Articles
Article 80, ¶ 4.c.(6)(e) — Attempts
Article 103b—Aiding the enemy