FEDERAL · 10 U.S.C. · Chapter 45
Unauthorized wearing prohibited
Current through Pub. L. 119-102
Except as otherwise provided by law, no person except a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force, as the case may be, may wear—
(1)the uniform, or a distinctive part of the uniform, of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force; or
(2)a uniform any part of which is similar to a distinctive part of the uniform of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force.
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Forgey v. State
886 N.E.2d 16 (Indiana Court of Appeals, 2008)
American Federation of Government Employees v. Secretary of the Air Force
841 F. Supp. 2d 233 (District of Columbia, 2012)
Hoskin v. Resor
324 F. Supp. 271 (District of Columbia, 1971)
Source Credit
History
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 34; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, §924(b)(3)(N), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3821.)
Editorial Notes
The words "Except as otherwise provided by law" are inserted to give effect to exceptions in other revised sections of this title and to provisions of other laws giving such organizations as the Coast and Geodetic Survey and the Public Health Service permission to wear military uniforms under certain conditions.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2021—Pub. L. 116–283 substituted "Marine Corps, or Space Force" for "or Marine Corps" wherever appearing.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2021—Pub. L. 116–283 substituted "Marine Corps, or Space Force" for "or Marine Corps" wherever appearing.