Indiana Code 10-16-9-6. Disciplinary punishment
(b) An officer exercising command normally exercised by a general officer may impose disciplinary punishment upon any warrant or commissioned officer of the exercising officer’s command.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 10-16-9-6
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(1) Admonition.
(2) Reprimand.
(3) Withholding privileges for up to seven (7) twenty-four (24) hour duty days.
(4) Restriction to specific area limits for up to seven (7) twenty-four (24) hour duty days.
(5) Imposition of a fine of not more than two-thirds (2/3) of one (1) month‘s pay to which the member would have been entitled during the month of the offense.
(6) Reduce the member’s rank to the next inferior grade.
Only the commanding officer who holds promotion authority over the member charged with an offense may prescribe the punishment of a fine or reduction in rank.
(d) Fines shall be collected as directed under section 3 of this chapter.
(e) A member of the national guard may not demand a trial by court-martial in lieu of nonjudicial punishment or disciplinary punishment.
(f) A sentence may not be executed until the right of appeal has been exhausted or waived as prescribed in the uniform code of military justice.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-2-5-6.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.12-2023, SEC.2.