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Tex. Gov't Code § 432.035

JURISDICTION OF SUMMARY COURT-MARTIAL

Known as the Texas Code

The act spans §§ 432.001 to 432.195 (133 sections).

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff

(a) Subject to Section 432.032, a summary court-martial has jurisdiction to try persons subject to this chapter, except officers, for any offense under this chapter.

(b) A person of whom a summary court-martial has jurisdiction may not be brought to trial before a summary court-martial if the person objects. If an accused objects to trial by summary court-martial, trial may be ordered by special or general court-martial, as appropriate.

(c) A summary court-martial may sentence a person to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 and confinement for not more than 90 days for a single offense, to forfeit pay and allowances, and to reduction of a noncommissioned officer to any lower rank.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.