Any member of the state military forces who believes himself or herself wronged by his or her commanding officer, and, upon due application to that commander, is refused redress, may complain to any superior commissioned officer who shall forward the complaint to the officer exercising general court-martial jurisdiction over the officer against whom it is made. The officer exercising general court-martial jurisdiction shall examine into the complaint and take proper measures for redressing the wrong complained of, and shall, as soon as possible, send to the adjutant general a true statement of that complaint, with the proceedings thereon.
Effective: June 25, 2013

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 35.807

  • 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
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • 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.
  • Military: refers to any or all of the Armed Forces. See Kentucky Statutes 35.010
  • Officer: means a commissioned or warrant officer. See Kentucky Statutes 35.010
  • State military forces: means the Kentucky National Guard as defined in Title 32 of the United States Code and as organized under the Constitution and laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. See Kentucky Statutes 35.010

History: Repealed, reenacted, renumbered, and amended 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 32, sec.
142, effective June 25, 2013. — Amended 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 56, sec. 55. — Created
1954 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 77, effective July 1, 1954.
Formerly codified as KRS § 35.390.

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