Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)
Section 824 - Art. 24. Who may convene summary courts-martial(a) Summary courts-martial may be convened by-(1) any person who may convene a general or special court-martial;(2) the commanding officer of a detached company, or other detachment of the Army;(3) the commanding officer of a detached squadron or other detachment of the Air Force or a corresponding unit of the Space Force; or(b) When only one commissioned officer is present with a command or detachment he shall be the summary court-martial of that command or detachment and shall hear and determine all summary court-martial cases brought before him. Summary courts-martial may, however, be convened in any case by superior competent authority when considered desirable by him.Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 45; Pub. L. 116-283, div. A, title IX, §924(b)(21)(C), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3824.HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTE |
Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
824(a)824(b) | 50:588(a).50:588(b). | May 5, 1950, ch. 169, §1 (Art. 24), 64 Stat. 116. |
In subsection (a)(4), the words "Secretary concerned" are substituted for the words "Secretary of a Department". In subsection (b), the words "only one commissioned" are substituted for the words "but one" for clarity. The word "considered" is substituted for the word "deemed".EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS2021-Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 116-283 inserted "or a corresponding unit of the Space Force" after "Air Force".
- Secretary concerned
- The term "Secretary concerned" means-(A) the Secretary of the Army, with respect to matters concerning the Army;(B) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to matters concerning the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard when it is operating as a service in the Department of the Navy;(C) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect to matters concerning the Air Force and the Space Force; and(D) the Secretary of Homeland Security, with respect to matters concerning the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy.
- commissioned officer
- The term "commissioned officer" includes a commissioned warrant officer.
- officer
- The term "officer" means a commissioned or warrant officer.