Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 20 Sec. 1156

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Justice: when applied to a person, other than a Justice of the Supreme Court, shall mean a justice of the peace for the county for which he or she is elected or appointed. See
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See

§ 1156. Uniform Code of Military Justice in relation to courts-martial

Whenever the State Guard, or any part of it, is ordered out for active service, the Uniform Code of Military Justice applicable to members of the National Guard in relation to courts-martial, their jurisdiction, and the limits of punishment and any rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the Uniform Code of Military Justice shall apply to the Vermont State Guard. (Amended 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 135; 2021, No. 10, § 60.)