32 U.S.C. § 326 — Courts-martial of National Guard not in Federal service: composition, jurisdiction, and procedures

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State National Guard units have their own general, special, and summary courts-martial, set up like Army and Air Force courts. They use the same jurisdiction and procedures, but punishments follow each state's own laws.

The National Guard, when not in federal service, has general, special, and summary courts-martial, set up like the similar courts in the Army and Air Force. These courts have the same jurisdiction and powers as those courts, except for punishments, and must follow the same forms and procedures. Punishments instead follow the laws of the relevant state, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, or the Virgin Islands.

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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.

Source credit: (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.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1956Enacted · Act of Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
2002Amended · Pub. L. 107-314 · 116 Stat. 2537
2006Amended · Pub. L. 109-163 · 119 Stat. 3442

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 1041 on 1956-08-10.

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