Nebraska Statutes 55-402. Terms, defined
As used in the Nebraska Code of Military Justice, unless the context otherwise requires:
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 55-402
- Person: shall include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Person shall: include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Sworn: shall include affirmed in all cases in which an affirmation may be substituted for an oath. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
(1) Military forces shall mean the National Guard, also called the Nebraska National Guard and also hereinafter referred to as the Army National Guard and Air National Guard, and in addition thereto, the militia when called into active service of this state;
(2) Officer shall mean a commissioned officer including a commissioned warrant officer;
(3) Superior officer shall mean an officer superior in rank or command;
(4) Enlisted person shall mean any person who is serving in an enlisted grade in any military force;
(5) Accuser shall mean a person who signs and swears to charges, to any person who directs that charges nominally be signed and sworn by another, and to any other person who has an interest other than an official interest in prosecution of the accused;
(6) Military judge shall mean an official of court-martial detailed in accordance with section 55-422 ; and
(7) Code shall mean the Nebraska Code of Military Justice.
Source
- Laws 1969, c. 458, § 2, p. 1553;
- Laws 2016, LB754, § 8.