Uniform Code of Military Justice
Article 198. Breaking Arrest or Pretrial Restraint.
(a) A person subject to this Code is guilty under this Article when the person—
(i) is lawfully placed under arrest, restriction, conditions on liberty, or another form of pretrial restraint;
(ii) has actual knowledge of the restraint and its material conditions; and
(iii) knowingly and willfully violates or breaks that restraint.
(b) A good-faith misunderstanding of an ambiguous condition does not constitute an offense unless the Government proves the required knowledge and willfulness.
(c) A person guilty under this Article shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.