{"data":{"id":"us/10-u.s.c.-915","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 U.S.C. § 915","heading":"Art. 115. Communicating threats","body":"(a) Communicating Threats Generally.—Any person subject to this chapter who wrongfully communicates a threat to injure the person, property, or reputation of another shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. (b) Communicating Threat to Use Explosive, etc.—Any person subject to this chapter who wrongfully communicates a threat to injure the person or property of another by use of (1) an explosive, (2) a weapon of mass destruction, (3) a biological or chemical agent, substance, or weapon, or (4) a hazardous material, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. (c) Communicating False Threat Concerning Use of Explosive, etc.—Any person subject to this chapter who maliciously communicates a false threat concerning injury to the person or property of another by use of (1) an explosive, (2) a weapon of mass destruction, (3) a biological or chemical agent, substance, or weapon, or (4) a hazardous material, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. As used in the preceding sentence, the term “false threat” means a threat that, at the time the threat is communicated, is known to be false by the person communicating the threat.","path":["Title 10—ARMED FORCES","CHAPTER 47—UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc10@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:10Z","sha256":"cb85305b6093ddae8428774a6a06a6a00e8ec227a93986667384bccd3877c042","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/10-u.s.c.-914","next":"us/10-u.s.c.-916"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}