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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 820. Art. 20. Jurisdiction of summary courts-martial
Subject to section 817 of this title (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.
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