Subject to KRS § 35.080, special courts-martial have jurisdiction to try persons subject to this code for any offense made punishable by this code, and may, under those limitations as the Governor may prescribe, adjudge any punishment not forbidden by this code except dishonorable discharge, dismissal, confinement for more than one (1) year, forfeiture of pay exceeding two-thirds (2/3) pay per month, or forfeiture of pay for more than one (1) year.
Effective: June 25, 2013

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 35.090

  • Code: means this chapter. See Kentucky Statutes 35.010
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • 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.
  • Month: means calendar month. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

History: Amended 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 32, sec. 23, effective June 25, 2013. — Amended
1986 Ky. Acts ch. 239, sec. 8, effective July 15, 1986. — Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch.
108, sec. 3. — Amended 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 56, sec. 13. — Created 1954 Ky. Acts ch.
99, sec. 17, effective July 1, 1954.

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