# Public Safety (GPS)

## Title 13A. Maryland Code of Military Justice

### Subtitle 10. Punitive Provisions

#### Section 13A-1014

A commissioned officer shall be punished as a court-martial may direct if the officer uses contemptuous words against:

(1) the President;

(2) the Vice President;

(3) Congress;

(4) the Secretary of Defense;

(5) the secretary of a military department;

(6) the Secretary of Homeland Security;

(7) the Governor; or

(8) the General Assembly.

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Md. Code Ann., Pub. Safety (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)