Armed Forces Disciplinary Punishment Act Article 9
A disciplinary offense shall not be punishable if any one of the following circumstances exists:1. An act performed in defense of the servicemember’s own rights or the rights of another against immediate unlawful infringement thereof;2. An act performed to avert imminent peril, not otherwise avoidable, to the life, body, right to personal liberty, reputation, or property of the servicemember himself/herself or of another;3. An act performed in accordance with law or order;4. A justifiable act performed in the course of duty assignment.Provided that the acts of defense and averting peril prescribed in Subparagraphs 1 and 2 in the preceding Paragraph are excessive, punishment may be reduced at discretion or remitted.The provisions of Subparagraph 2 of Paragraph 1 relating to averting peril to the servicemember himself/herself do not apply to a servicemember acting under an obligation resulting from his/her duty assignment.
中文原文 陸海空軍懲罰法第9條
違紀行為有下列情形之一者，不受懲罰：
一、對於現在不法之侵害，而出於防衛自己或他人權利之行為。
二、因避免自己或他人生命、身體、自由、名譽或財產之緊急危難，而出於不得已之行為。
三、依法令之行為。
四、勤務上之正當行為。
前項第一款或第二款之行為，如屬過當者，得從輕或免除其懲罰。
第一項第二款關於避免自己危難之規定，於勤務上有特別義務者，不適用之。
一、對於現在不法之侵害，而出於防衛自己或他人權利之行為。
二、因避免自己或他人生命、身體、自由、名譽或財產之緊急危難，而出於不得已之行為。
三、依法令之行為。
四、勤務上之正當行為。
前項第一款或第二款之行為，如屬過當者，得從輕或免除其懲罰。
第一項第二款關於避免自己危難之規定，於勤務上有特別義務者，不適用之。