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N.Y. MIL Law § 130.31

This is the official text of N.Y. MIL Law § 130.31, part of New York’s MIL Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "MIL Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.

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Compulsory self-incrimination prohibited

Official statutory text

§ 130.31. Compulsory self-incrimination prohibited. (a) No person\nsubject to this code shall compel any person to incriminate himself or\nto answer any question the answer to which may tend to incriminate him.\n (b) No person subject to this code shall interrogate, or request any\nstatement from, an accused or a person suspected of an offense without\nfirst informing him of the nature of the accusation and advising him\nthat he does not have to make any statement regarding the offense of\nwhich he is accused or suspected and that any statement made by him may\nbe used as evidence against him in a trial by court-martial.\n (c) No person subject to this code shall compel any person to make a\nstatement or produce evidence before any military tribunal if the\nstatement or evidence is not material to the issue and may tend to\ndegrade him.\n (d) No statement obtained from any person in violation of this\nsection, or through the use of coercion, unlawful influence, or unlawful\ninducement shall be received in evidence against him in a trial by\ncourt-martial.\n

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