Colorado § 28-3.1-208 - Who may convene summary courts-martial.
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§ 28-3.1-208. Who may convene summary courts-martial.
(1) The commanding officer of a garrison, fort, post, camp, air base, auxiliary air base, or other place where members of the military forces are on duty or of a division, brigade, regiment, wing, group, battalion, squadron, company, or other detachment may convene a summary court-martial consisting of one commissioned officer. The proceedings shall be informal.
(2) When only one commissioned officer is present with a command or detachment, he or she shall be the summary court-martial of that command or detachment and shall hear and determine all summary courts-martial cases brought before him or her. Summary courts-martial may, however, be convened in any case by superior authority.
Source: L. 83: Entire article added, p. 1170, § 1, effective June 10. L. 2002: (2) amended, p. 606, § 70, effective May 24.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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