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(a) Subject to AS 26.05.420, a summary court-martial has jurisdiction to try a member of the militia except officers, cadets, candidates, and midshipmen for an offense under this chapter.
(b) A person over whom a summary court-martial has jurisdiction may not be brought to trial before a summary court-martial if the person objects.
(c) If a person accused of an offense under this chapter objects to a summary court-martial under (b) of this section, the person may be ordered tried by special or general court-martial, as appropriate.
(d) A summary court-martial may, under the limitations as the governor may prescribe, impose a punishment not forbidden by the code of military justice, other than dismissal, dishonorable or bad-conduct discharge, confinement for more than one month, restriction to specified limits for more than two months, or forfeiture of more than two-thirds of one month's pay.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Alaska Statutes Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace § 26.05.435. Jurisdiction of a summary court-martial - last updated January 01, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ak/title-26-military-affairs-veterans-disasters-and-aerospace/ak-st-sect-26-05-435/
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