Georgia § 38-2-1018 - General courts-martial.
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§ 38-2-1018. General courts-martial.
Subject to Code Section 38-2-1017, general courts-martial shall have jurisdiction to try persons subject to this article for any offense made punishable by this article, and shall, under such limitations as the Governor may prescribe pursuant to Part 1 of Article 2 of this chapter, adjudge any one or more of the following punishments not otherwise forbidden by this article: Confinement for a period of not more than ten years; Restriction to specified limits for not more than six months; Dismissal, dishonorable discharge, or bad conduct discharge; Forfeiture of all or a portion of pay and allowances; Restitution; Reduction to the lowest or any intermediate pay grade of enlisted persons; A reprimand; and No punishment. (Code 1981, § 38-2-1018 , enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 753, § 1/HB 98.) Cross references. - Vesting of efficiency and medical examining boards with powers of courts of inquiry and courts-martial, § 38-2-216 . U.S. Code. - For similar provision in Uniform Code of Military Justice, see 10 U.S.C. § 818.
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