Convening courts-martial

1. Law
2. Arkansas Code
3. Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs
4. Military Affairs
5. Military Justice
6. Courts-Martial
7. Convening courts-martial

1. (a) General, special, and summary courts-martial may be convened by the Governor or the commanding general of the organized militia.

2. (b) Special courts-martial may be convened by the commanding officer of a garrison, fort, post, camp, air base, auxiliary air base, or other place where troops are on duty, or of a brigade, regiment, wing, group, detached battalion, separate squadron, or other detached command.

3. (c)

   1. (1) Summary courts-martial consisting of one (1) commissioned officer may be convened by the commanding officer of a garrison, fort, post, camp, air base, auxiliary air base, or other place where the troops are on duty, or of a brigade, regiment, wing, group, detached battalion, squadron, company, or other detachment.

   2. (2) The proceedings shall be informal.

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