JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL’S CORPSUnited States Armed Forces

Uniform Code of Military Justice

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Uniform Code of Military Justice

Article 196. Fleeing or Evading Military Police.

(a) A person subject to this Code is guilty under this Article when, after receiving and understanding a clear lawful signal or command to stop from Military Police or another military law-enforcement officer, the person knowingly flees or attempts to evade detention, apprehension, or a lawful investigative stop.

(b) The Government must prove actual knowledge of the signal or command. Failure to notice or understand a signal is not sufficient.

(c) A person guilty under this Article shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.