Michigan Laws 32.1019 – Special court-martial; jurisdiction; powers of punishment
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 32.1019
- 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.
- Officer: means a commissioned or warrant officer. See Michigan Laws 32.1002
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
A special court-martial has jurisdiction to try a person subject to this code, except an officer, for an offense for which the person may be punished under this code. A special court-martial has the same powers of punishment as a general court-martial except that the fine or forfeiture of pay and allowances imposed by a special court-martial may not be more than $100.00 for a single offense.