Guam § 63715 - Commanding Officer’s Non-Judicial Punishment.

§ 63715. Commanding Officer’s Non-Judicial Punishment.

(a) Limiting Regulations. Under disciplinary regulations as the Adjutant General may promulgate,

limitations may be placed on the powers granted by this Article with respect to the kind and the amount of

punishment authorized, the categories of commanding officers and warrant officers exercising command

authorized to exercise those powers, and the kinds of court-martial to which the case may be referred upon

such a demand. Under similar regulations, rules may be prescribed with respect to the suspension of

punishments authorized hereunder.

(b) Right to refuse non-judicial punishment. Punishment may not be imposed on any member of the

Guam military forces under this Article if the member has, before imposition of such punishment,

demanded trial by court-martial in lieu of such punishment.

(c) Punishments authorized. Subject to subsections (a) and (b) of this section, any commanding officer

may, in addition to or in lieu of admonition or reprimand, impose one or more of the following disciplinary

punishments for minor offenses without the intervention of a court-martial:

(1) If imposed by a general court-martial convening authority as defined in § 63717 of this code

upon officers of his command:

(A) arrest in quarters for not more than fifteen (15) days;

(B) forfeiture of not more than fifteen (15) days’ pay or a fine of Three Hundred Dollars

($300);

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(C) restriction to certain specified limits with or without suspension from duty, for not more

than thirty (30) days;

(2) If imposed by a field grade officer or above, upon personnel other than personnel covered by