North Carolina § 127A-51 - Nonjudicial punishment.
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§ 127A-51. Nonjudicial punishment.
Any commander of the North Carolina National Guard, not in the service of the United States, may, in addition to or in lieu of admonition or reprimand, impose nonjudicial punishment in like manner and to the extent prescribed by Article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice and Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, as shall be currently in use by the Armed Forces of the United States except that there shall be no right to demand trial by court-martial. History (1957, c. 136, s. 10; 1975, c. 604, s. 2; 1983, c. 315, s. 2; c. 316, s. 1; 2009-281, s. 1; 2010-193, s. 6; 2011-195, s. 1(a).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2010-193, s. 23, provides: "Prosecutions for offenses committed before the effective date of this act are not abated or affected by this act, and the statutes that would be applicable but for this act remain applicable to those prosecutions." The Act became effective December 1, 2010. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2009-281, s. 1, effective July 10, 2009, substituted "National Guard" for "national guard" in this section. Session Laws 2010-193, s. 6, effective December 1, 2010, and applicable to offenses committed on or after that date, substituted "National Guard" for "national guard" near the beginning, substituted "Uniform Code of Military Justice and Manual for Courts-Martial" for "Uniform Code of Military Justice, Manual for Courts-Martial" near the middle, and deleted "special" preceding "court-martial" at the end. Session Laws 2011-195, s. 1(a), effective June 23, 2011, inserted "North Carolina" and substituted "Armed Forces" for "armed forces."
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Section 127A-51 ("Nonjudicial punishment.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. 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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