Oklahoma § 44-889 - Disrespect toward superior commissioned officer - Assault
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 44-889 — Disrespect toward superior commissioned officer - Assault, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 44-889. Disrespect toward superior commissioned officer - Assault
of superior commissioned officer.
ARTICLE 89. Disrespect toward superior commissioned officer;
assault of superior commissioned officer.
A. Disrespect. Any person subject to the Oklahoma Uniform Code
of Military Justice who behaves with disrespect toward that person's
superior commissioned officer shall be punished as a court-martial
may direct.
B. Assault. Any person subject to the Code who strikes that
person's superior commissioned officer or draws or lifts up any
weapon or offers any violence against that officer while the officer
is in the execution of the officer's office shall be punished, if
the offense is committed in time of declared war, by confinement of
not more than ten (10) years or such other punishment as a courtmartial may direct, and if the offense is committed at any other
time, by such punishment as a court-martial may direct.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 408, § 109, eff. Oct. 1, 2019.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 44-889 ("Disrespect toward superior commissioned officer - Assault") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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