Alabama § 31-2A-20 - (Article 20.) Jurisdiction of Summary Courts-Martial..
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§ 31-2A-20. (Article 20.) Jurisdiction of Summary Courts-Martial..
(a) Subject to Section 31-2A-17 (Article 17), summary courts-martial have jurisdiction to try persons subject to this code, except officers, cadets, candidates, and midshipmen, for any offense made punishable by this code under such limitations as the Governor may prescribe.
(b) No person with respect to whom summary courts-martial have jurisdiction may be brought to trial before a summary court-martial if that person objects thereto. If objection to trial by summary court-martial is made by an accused, trial by special or general courts-martial may be ordered, as may be appropriate. Summary courts-martial, under such limitations as the Governor may prescribe, may adjudge any punishment not forbidden by this code except dismissal, dishonorable or bad-conduct discharge, confinement, restriction to specified limits for more than two months, or forfeiture of more than 15 days of pay.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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