Kansas Statutes 48-2601. Charges and specifications
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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 48-2601
- 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.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
(a) Charges and specifications shall be signed by a person subject to this code under oath before a person authorized by this code to administer oaths and shall state:
(1) That the signer has personal knowledge of, or has investigated, the matters set forth herein; and
(2) that they are true in fact to the best of his or her knowledge and belief.
(b) Upon the preferring of charges, the officer having court-martial jurisdiction shall take immediate steps to determine what disposition should be made thereof in the interest of justice and discipline, and the person accused shall be informed of the charges against him or her as soon as practicable.