Federal · Title 10 — Armed Forces

10 U.S.C. § 950q: Principals

Civil

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This statute defines who may be held criminally responsible for an offense—including those who directly commit it, assist in its commission, cause it to be done, or are commanders who fail to prevent or punish subordinates' criminal acts.

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commits an offense punishable by this chapter, or aids, abets, counsels, commands, or procures its commission; causes an act to be done which if directly performed by him would be punishable by this chapter; or is a superior commander who, with regard to acts punishable by this chapter, knew, had reason to know, or should have known, that a subordinate was about to commit such acts or had done so and who failed to take the necessary and reasonable measures to prevent such acts or to punish the perpetrators thereof,

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