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R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-13-3

Jurisdiction to try certain personnel

Known as the Rhode Island Code

The act spans §§ 30–30 (135 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Wigginton v. Centracchio (2002)

Most recently applied in Wigginton v. Centracchio (September 2002)

G.L. 1956, § 30-13-3; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.

(a) Each person discharged from the state military forces who is later charged with having fraudulently obtained his or her discharge is, subject to § 30-13-46, subject to trial by court-martial on that charge and is, after apprehension, subject to this code while in the custody of the military for that trial. Upon conviction of that charge, he or she is subject to trial by court-martial for all offenses under this code committed before the fraudulent discharge or after conviction.

(b) No person who has deserted from the state military forces may be relieved from amenability to the jurisdiction of this code by virtue of a separation from any later period of service.

Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.