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10 U.S.C. § 820 — Art. 20. Jurisdiction of summary courts-martial

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10 U.S.C. § 820 — Art. 20. Jurisdiction of summary courts-martial

**(a) In General.—** Subject to [section 817 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section817&num=0&edition=prelim) (article 17), summary courts-martial have jurisdiction to try persons subject to this chapter, except officers, cadets, aviation cadets, and midshipmen, for any noncapital offense made punishable by this chapter. No person with respect to whom summary courts-martial have jurisdiction may be brought to trial before a summary court-martial if he objects thereto. If objection to trial by summary court-martial is made by an accused, trial may be ordered by special or general court-martial as may be appropriate. Summary courts-martial may, under such limitations as the President may prescribe, adjudge any punishment not forbidden by this chapter except death, dismissal, dishonorable or bad-conduct discharge, confinement for more than one month, hard-labor without confinement for more than 45 days, restriction to specified limits for more than two months, or forfeiture of more than two-thirds of one month’s pay. **(b) Non-criminal Forum.—** A summary court-martial is a non-criminal forum. A finding of guilty at a summary court-martial does not constitute a criminal conviction.

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10 U.S.C. § 801 — Article 1. Definitions

In this chapter (the Uniform Code of Military Justice): (1) The term “Judge Advocate General” means, severally, the Judge Advocates General of the Army, Navy, and Air Force and, except when the Coast Guard is operating as a service in the Navy, an official designated to serve as Judge Advocate General of the Coast Guard by the Secretary of Homeland Security. (2) The Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard when it is operating as a service in the Navy, shall be considered as one armed force. (3) The term “commanding officer” includes only commissioned officers. (4) The term “officer in charge” means a member of the Navy, the Marine Corps, or the Coast Guard designated as such by appropriate authority. (5) The term “superior commissioned officer” means a commissioned officer superior in rank or command. (6) The term “cadet” means a cadet of the United States Military Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, or the United States Coast Guard Academy. (7) The term “midshipman” means a midshipman of the United States Naval Academy and any other midshipman on active duty in the naval service. (8) The term “military” refers to any or all of the armed forces. (9) The term “accuser” means a person who signs and swears to charges, any person who directs that charges nominally be signed and sworn to by another, and any other person who has an interest other than an official interest in the prosecution of the accused. (10) The term “military judge” means a judge advocate designated under [section 826(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section826/c&num=0&edition=prelim) (article 26(c)) who is detailed under section 826(a) or [section 830a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-

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10 U.S.C. § 817 — Art. 17. Jurisdiction of courts-martial in general

**(a)** Each armed force has court-martial jurisdiction over all persons subject to this chapter. The exercise of jurisdiction by one armed force over personnel of another armed force shall be in accordance with regulations prescribed by the President. **(b)** In all cases, departmental review after that by the officer with authority to convene a general court-martial for the command which held the trial, where that review is required under this chapter, shall be carried out by the department that includes the armed force of which the accused is a member.

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50 U.S.C. § 576 to 581 — Repealed. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 53, 70A Stat. 641

### Statutory Notes Section 576, act May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1, 64 Stat. 113, classified types of courts-martial. See [section 816 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section816&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces. Section 577, act May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1, 64 Stat. 114, related to jurisdiction of courts-martial in general. See [section 817 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section817&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 578, act May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1, 64 Stat. 114, related to jurisdiction of general courts-martial. See [section 818 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section818&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 579, act May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1, 64 Stat. 114, related to jurisdiction of special courts-martial. See [section 819 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section819&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 580, act May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1, 64 Stat. 114, related to jurisdiction of summary courts-martial. See [section 820 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section820&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 581, act May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1, 64 Stat. 115, provided that jurisdiction of courts-martial was not exclusive. See [section 821 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section821&num=0&edition=prelim). #### Effective Date of Repeal Repeal effective Jan. 1, 1957, see act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 53 footnote, 70A Stat. 680.

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10 U.S.C. § 820 — Art. 20. Jurisdiction of summary courts-

Page 733 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 820 date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 26, 2013], and apply to offenses specified in section 856(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code (article 56(b)(2) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as added by subsection (a)(1), com- mitted on or after that date.’’ EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1968 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 90–632 effective first day of tenth month following October 1968, see section 4 of Pub. L. 90–632, set out as a note under section 801 of this title. § 819. Art. 19. Jurisdiction of special courts-mar- tial (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to section 817 of this title (article 17), special courts-martial have ju- risdiction to try persons subject to this chapter for any noncapital offense made punishable by this chapter and, under such regulations as the President may prescribe, for capital offenses. Special courts-martial may, under such limita- tions as the President may prescribe, adjudge any punishment not forbidden by this chapter except death, dishonorable discharge, dismissal, confinement for more than one year, hard labor without confinement for more than three months, forfeiture of pay exceeding two-thirds pay per month, or forfeiture of pay for more than one year. (b) ADDITIONAL LIMITATION.—Neither a bad- conduct discharge, nor confinement for more than six months, nor forfeiture of pay for more than six months may be adjudged if charges and specifications are referred to a special court- martial consisting of a military judge alone under section 816(c)(2)(A) of this title (article 16(c)(2)(A)). (c) MILITARY MAGISTRATE.—If charges and specifications are referred to a special court- martial consisting of a military judge alone under section 816(c)(2)(A) of this title (article 16(c)(2)(A)), t

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