Health, Safety, and Public-Order Offenses (Articles 112–117a)
These eight articles concern conduct that endangers safety or disrupts order: drunkenness and incapacitation for duty, controlled substance offenses, drunken or reckless operation of a vehicle, aircraft, or vessel, reckless endangerment and related weapons offenses, communicating threats, riot and breach of the peace, provoking speeches or gestures, and the wrongful distribution of intimate images.
| Article | Offense |
|---|---|
| <a href="https://ucmjoffenses.com/ucmj-article-112-drunkenness-and-other-incapacitation-offenses/">112</a> | Drunkenness and Other Incapacitation Offenses |
| <a href="https://ucmjoffenses.com/ucmj-article-112a-wrongful-use-possession-etc-of-controlled-substances/">112a</a> | Wrongful Use, Possession, etc., of Controlled Substances |
| <a href="https://ucmjoffenses.com/ucmj-article-113-drunken-or-reckless-operation-of-a-vehicle-aircraft-or-vessel/">113</a> | Drunken or Reckless Operation of a Vehicle, Aircraft, or Vessel |
| <a href="https://ucmjoffenses.com/ucmj-article-114-endangerment-offenses/">114</a> | Endangerment Offenses |
| <a href="https://ucmjoffenses.com/ucmj-article-115-communicating-threats/">115</a> | Communicating Threats |
| <a href="https://ucmjoffenses.com/ucmj-article-116-riot-or-breach-of-peace/">116</a> | Riot or Breach of Peace |
| <a href="https://ucmjoffenses.com/ucmj-article-117-provoking-speeches-or-gestures/">117</a> | Provoking Speeches or Gestures |
| <a href="https://ucmjoffenses.com/ucmj-article-117a-wrongful-broadcast-or-distribution-of-intimate-visual-images/">117a</a> | Wrongful Broadcast or Distribution of Intimate Visual Images |
See Offenses by Sentencing Category for how each article is classified for sentencing parameters, and How UCMJ Sentencing Rules Apply for what those classifications mean.
Sources
- 10 U.S.C. §§ 912–917a (Articles 112–117a, UCMJ)
- Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 2024 edition, Part IV
- Manual for Courts-Martial, United States (2024 ed.), Appendix 12C