Subchapter II · Apprehension and Restraint

Article 13. Punishment prohibited before trial

2024 Manual for Courts-Martial, United States

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No person, while being held for trial, may be subjected to punishment or penalty other than arrest or confinement upon the charges pending against him, nor shall the arrest or confinement imposed upon him be any more rigorous than the circumstances require to insure his presence, but he may be subjected to minor punishment during that period for infractions of discipline.
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Provisions elsewhere in the Manual whose text cites Article 13. Each link opens the citing provision.

Rules for Courts-Martial
R.C.M. 907(b)(2)(D)(iii) — Motions to dismiss
Prior punishment under Article 13 or 15 for the same offense, if that offense was punishable by confinement of one year or less.
See Article 13 and Appendix 12, Maximum Punishment Chart.
Uniform Code of Military Justice
Art. 137(a)(3) — Articles to be explained
…to sections 802, 803, 807– 815, 825, 827, 831, 837, 838, 855, 877–934, and 937–939 of this title (articles 2, 3, 7–15, 25, 27, 31, 37, 38, 55, 77–134, and 137–139).