TITLE 38
MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS
ARTICLE 5
CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE
38-2-1024. Convening of summary courts-martial.
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Summary courts-martial may be convened by:
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Any person authorized to convene a special court-martial under subsection (a) of Code Section 38-2-1023; or
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Any commander in the grade of O-6 or above.
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If any individual listed in subsection (a) of this Code section is an accuser, the summary court-martial shall be convened by superior competent authority and may in any case be convened by such superior authority if considered desirable by such authority.
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The Governor, or the adjutant general by delegation of the Governor, may, by written order, further limit who may convene actions under this Code section.
(Code 1981, §38-2-1024, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 753, § 1/HB 98.)
U.S. Code.
- For similar provision in Uniform Code of Military Justice, see 10 U.S.C.
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824.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 53A Am. Jur. 2d, Military and Civil Defense,
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182.