Pub. L. 116-92, div. A, tit. V, subtit. D, sec. 540C (as amended)

TIMELY DISPOSITION OF NONPROSECUTABLE SEX-RELATED OFFENSES.

Year: 2026Length: 126 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 540C. [10 U.S.C. 830 note] TIMELY DISPOSITION OF NONPROSECUTABLE SEX-RELATED OFFENSES. (a) Policy Required.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop and implement a policy to ensure the timely disposition of nonprosecutable sex-related offenses. (b) Nonprosecutable Sex-related Offense Defined.—In this section, the term “nonprosecutable sex-related offense” means an alleged sex-related offense (as that term is defined in section 1044e(g) of title 10, United States Code) that a court-martial convening authority has declined to refer for trial by a general or special court-martial under chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), due to a determination that there is insufficient evidence to support prosecution of the sex-related offense.
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10 U.S.C. 830 note
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