ARTICLE 23. Who may convene special courts-martial.
A. Special courts-martial may be convened by:
1. Any person who may convene a general court-martial;
2. The Senior Assistant Adjutant General of the same component of the state military forces as the accused;
3. The officer designated as the army land component commander when the accused is a member of the army component of state military forces;
4. The officer designated as the air component commander when the accused is a member of the air component of state military forces;
5. The commanding officer of a brigade in the army component of state military forces;
6. The commanding officer of a wing in the air component of state military forces; or
7. Any other commanding officer designated by the Adjutant General.
B. If any such officer is an accuser, the court shall be convened by superior competent authority, and may in any case be convened by such authority if considered desirable by that superior authority.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 408, § 29, eff. Oct. 1, 2019.
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