Entering military, naval, or Coast Guard property
Official text prohibited actmental stateif conditionpenaltylegal term
Whoever, within the jurisdiction of the United States, goes upon any military, naval, or Coast Guard reservation, post, fort, arsenal, yard, station, or installation, for any purpose prohibited by law or lawful regulation; or
Whoever reenters or is found within any such reservation, post, fort, arsenal, yard, station, or installation, after having been removed therefrom or ordered not to reenter by any officer or person in command or charge thereof—
Shall be or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
History: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 765 (PDF, 39 MB); Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(G), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147 (PDF, 52 MB).)
Simplified explanation
It is a federal crime to go onto a military, naval, or Coast Guard base or installation for a purpose forbidden by law or regulation. It is also a crime to come back onto a base after being removed or ordered not to return by the officer in charge.