Section 33A: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 commanding officer of a garrison, fort, post, camp, station, air national guard base or naval base or station;(3) the commanding officer of a brigade, regiment, detached battalion or corresponding unit of the army;(4) the commanding officer of a wing, group, separate squadron or corresponding unit of the air force; or(5) the commanding officer or officer in charge of any other command when empowered by the adjutant general.(b) If an officer authorized under subsection (a) to convene special courts-martial is an accuser, the court shall be convened by superior competent authority and may, in any case, be convened by such superior authority if considered desirable by that authority.Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33A, § 23
Added by Acts 2018, c. 369,§ 79, eff. 4/2/2018.