Kentucky Statutes 35.110 – Who may convene special courts-martial
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(1) Special courts-martial may be convened by:
(a) Any person who may convene a general court-martial;
(b) The commanding officer of a garrison, fort, post, camp, station, Air National
Guard base, or naval base or station;
(c) The commanding officer of a brigade, regiment, detached battalion, or corresponding unit of the Army;
(d) The commanding officer of a wing, group, separate squadron, or corresponding unit of the Air Force; or
(e) The commanding officer or officer in charge of any other command, when empowered by the adjutant general.
(2) If any such officer is an accuser, the court shall be convened by superior competent authority, and may in any case be convened by that superior authority if considered desirable by that authority.
Effective: June 25, 2013
History: Amended 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 32, sec. 25, effective June 25, 2013. — Created
1954 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 21, effective July 1, 1954.
(a) Any person who may convene a general court-martial;
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 35.110
- Accuser: means a person who signs and swears to charges, any person who directs that charges nominally be signed and sworn to by another, and any other person who has an interest other than an official interest in the prosecution of the accused. See Kentucky Statutes 35.010
- Commanding officer: includes only commissioned officers of the state military forces and shall include officers in charge only when administering nonjudicial punishment under KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 35.010
- Officer: means a commissioned or warrant officer. See Kentucky Statutes 35.010
- Officer in charge: means a member of the naval militia, the Navy, the Marine
Corps, or the Coast Guard designated as such by appropriate authority. See Kentucky Statutes 35.010
(b) The commanding officer of a garrison, fort, post, camp, station, Air National
Guard base, or naval base or station;
(c) The commanding officer of a brigade, regiment, detached battalion, or corresponding unit of the Army;
(d) The commanding officer of a wing, group, separate squadron, or corresponding unit of the Air Force; or
(e) The commanding officer or officer in charge of any other command, when empowered by the adjutant general.
(2) If any such officer is an accuser, the court shall be convened by superior competent authority, and may in any case be convened by that superior authority if considered desirable by that authority.
Effective: June 25, 2013
History: Amended 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 32, sec. 25, effective June 25, 2013. — Created
1954 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 21, effective July 1, 1954.