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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Any person subject to this code--
(1) who with intent to usurp or override lawful military authority refuses, in concert with any other person or persons, to obey orders or otherwise do his duty or creates any violence or disturbance is guilty of mutiny;
(2) who with intent to cause the overthrow or destruction of lawful civil authority, creates, in concert with any other person or persons, revolt, violence, or other disturbance against such authority is guilty of sedition;
(3) who fails to do his utmost to prevent and suppress an offense of mutiny or sedition being committed in his presence, or fails to take all reasonable means to inform his superior or commanding officer of an offense of mutiny or sedition which he knows or has reason to believe is taking place, is guilty of a failure to suppress or report a mutiny or sedition.
(b) A person who is found guilty of attempted mutiny, sedition, or failure to suppress or report a mutiny or sedition shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, Military Law - MIL § 130.90. Mutiny or sedition - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/military-law/mil-sect-130-90/
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