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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
There shall be general, special, and summary courts-martial constituted like similar courts of the Army and Air Force of the United States. The jurisdiction of the courts-martial shall be as follows:
(1) General court-martial: Except as otherwise provided by law, a general court-martial may try any person subject to the Nebraska Code of Military Justice;
(2) Special court-martial: Except as otherwise provided by law, a special court-martial may try any person subject to the code when the punishment for the offense does not include a dishonorable discharge; and
(3) Summary court-martial: Except as otherwise provided by law, a summary court-martial may try any person subject to the code and it may adjudge any punishment not forbidden by the code except dishonorable discharge or bad-conduct discharge, confinement for more than one month, hard labor without confinement for more than forty-five days, or forfeiture of more than two-thirds of one month's pay.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nebraska Revised Statutes Chapter 55. Militia § 55-417. Court-martial, defined; jurisdiction - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ne/chapter-55-militia/ne-rev-st-sect-55-417/
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