Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 10 : Section 1185


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 1185. Rights and procedures

      (a) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense,
    each officer required under section 1181 of this title to show
    cause for retention on active duty - 
        (1) shall be notified in writing, at least 30 days before the
      hearing of his case by a board of inquiry, of the reasons for
      which he is being required to show cause for retention on active
      duty;
        (2) shall be allowed a reasonable time, as determined by the
      board of inquiry, to prepare his showing of cause for his
      retention on active duty;
        (3) shall be allowed to appear in person and to be represented
      by counsel at proceedings before the board of inquiry; and
        (4) shall be allowed full access to, and shall be furnished
      copies of, records relevant to his case, except that the board of
      inquiry shall withhold any record that the Secretary concerned
      determines should be withheld in the interest of national
      security.

      (b) When a record is withheld under subsection (a)(4), the
    officer whose case is under consideration shall, to the extent that
    the interest of national security permits, be furnished a summary
    of the record so withheld.



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