Georgia § 38-2-1022 - Convening of general courts-martial.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 38-2-1022 — Convening of general courts-martial., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 38-2-1022. Convening of general courts-martial.
General courts-martial may be convened by the Governor. The Governor may delegate the authority to convene general courts-martial to the adjutant general, but such authority shall not be delegated further. If the Governor is the accuser, the general court-martial shall be convened by the Lieutenant Governor. For administrative purposes other than the actual convening of a general court-martial, the adjutant general shall be considered the general court-martial convening authority. (Code 1981, § 38-2-1022 , enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 753, § 1/HB 98.) U.S. Code. - For similar provision in Uniform Code of Military Justice, see 10 U.S.C. § 822.
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