Guam § 63716 - Jurisdiction of Special Courts-Martial.
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§ 63716. Jurisdiction of Special Courts-Martial.
(a) Subject to § 63716.1 of this Code, special courts-martial have jurisdiction to try persons subject to
this Code, except commissioned officers, for any offense for which they may be punished under this Code.
A special court-martial has the same powers of punishment as a general court-martial, except that a fine or
confinement imposed by a special court-martial may not be more than a One Hundred Dollars ($100) fine
or confinement of not more than one hundred (100) days for each single offense and in no case may the
total of such fine and jail time exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100) or one hundred (100) days or a combined
total of Two Hundred Dollars ($200) and two hundred (200) days and a dismissal or dishonorable discharge
may not be adjudged but, in its stead, a bad-conduct discharge may be adjudged.
(b) A bad-conduct discharge may not be adjudged unless a complete record of the proceedings and
testimony was made, counsel having the qualifications prescribed under § 63718.1(b) of this Code was
detailed to represent the accused, and a military judge was detailed to the trial. In all special courts-martial
cases, except for a special court-martial authorized to adjudge a bad-conduct discharge, in which a military
judge was not detailed to be held but the convening authority shall make a detailed written statement, to be
appended to the record, stating the reason or reasons a military judge could not be detailed.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Guam Code Annotated § 63716 cover?
Section 63716 ("Jurisdiction of Special Courts-Martial.") is part of the Guam Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Guam. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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