Title 32 of the U.S. Code § 326 - Courts-martial of National Guard not in Federal service: composition, jurisdiction, and procedures
Full text of § 326 from Title 32 of the United States Code.
§ 326. Courts-martial of National Guard not in Federal service: composition, jurisdiction, and procedures
In the National Guard not in Federal service, there are general, special, and summary courts-martial constituted like similar courts of the Army and the Air Force. They have the jurisdiction and powers, except as to punishments, and shall follow the forms and procedures, provided for those courts. Punishments shall be as provided by the laws of the respective States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 608; Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title V, §512(a), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2537; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, §1057(b)(7), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3442.)
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 326 | 32:91. | June 3, 1916, ch. 134, §102, 39 Stat. 208. |
The words "not in Federal service" are substituted for the words "Except in organizations in the service of the United States". The words "have the jurisdiction and powers" are substituted for the words "and have cognizance of the same subjects, and possess like powers". The words "of three kinds, namely", "provided for by the laws and regulations governing", "proceedings of courts-martial of the National Guard", and "modes of" are omitted as surplusage.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2006—Pub. L. 109–163 substituted "States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands" for "States and Territories, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia".
2002—Pub. L. 107–314 inserted at end "Punishments shall be as provided by the laws of the respective States and Territories, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia."
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