1. Sections 40.005 to 40.490 apply throughout this state. Such sections also apply to all persons otherwise subject to sections 40.005 to 40.490 while they are serving outside the state, and while they are going to and returning from such service outside the state, in the same manner and to the same extent as if they were serving inside the state.

2. Courts-martial and courts of inquiry may be convened and held in units of the state military forces while those units are serving outside the state with the same jurisdiction and powers as to persons subject to sections 40.005 to 40.490 as if the proceedings were held inside the state, and offenses committed outside the state may be tried and punished either inside or outside the state.

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 40.015

  • 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 any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020