Massachusetts General Laws
Title V - Militia
Chapter 33a - Massachusetts Code of Military Justice

Section 36 - Commander-in-Chief or the Adjutant General May Prescribe Rules - Article 36. Commander-in-chief or the adjutant general may prescribe rules....

Section 37 - Unlawfully Influencing Action of Court - Article 37. Unlawfully influencing action of court. (a) No authority...

Section 38 - Duties of Trial Counsel and Defense Counsel - Article 38. Duties of trial counsel and defense counsel. (a)...

Section 39 - Sessions - Article 39. Sessions. (a) At any time after the service...

Section 40 - Continuances - Article 40. Continuances. The military judge of any court-martial may,...

Section 41 - Challenges - Article 41. Challenges. (a)(1) The military judge and members of...

Section 42 - Oaths or Affirmations - Article 42. Oaths or Affirmations. (a) Before performing their respective...

Section 43 - Statute of Limitations - Article 43. Statute of limitations. (a) A person charged with...

Section 44 - Former Jeopardy - Article 44. Former jeopardy. (a) No person shall, without the...

Section 45 - Pleas of the Accused - Article 45. Pleas of the accused. (a) If an accused...

Section 46 - Opportunity to Obtain Witnesses and Other Evidence - Article 46. Opportunity to obtain witnesses and other evidence. The...

Section 47 - Refusal to Appear or Testify - Article 47. Refusal to appear or testify. (a) Any person...

Section 48 - Contempt - Article 48. Contempt. (a) A military judge or summary court-martial...

Section 49 - Depositions - Article 49. Depositions. (a) At any time after charges have...

Section 50 - Admissibility of Records of Courts of Inquiry - Article 50. Admissibility of records of courts of inquiry. (a)...

Section 50a - Defense of Lack of Mental Responsibility - Article 50A. Defense of lack of mental responsibility. (a) It...

Section 51 - Voting and Rulings - Article 51. Voting and rulings. (a) Voting by members of...

Section 52 - Number of Votes Required - Article 52. Number of votes required. (a) No person may...

Section 53 - Court to Announce Action - Article 53. Court to announce action. A court-martial shall announce...

Section 54 - Record of Trial - Article 54. Record of trial. (a) Each general and special...

Section 55 - Cruel and Unusual Punishments Prohibited - Article 55. Cruel and unusual punishments prohibited. Punishment by flogging...

Section 56 - Maximum Limits - Article 56. Maximum limits. The punishment that a court-martial may...

Section 57 - Effective Date of Sentences - Article 57. Effective date of sentences. (a) Whenever a sentence...

Section 57a - Deferment of Sentences - Article 57A. Deferment of sentences. (a) On application by an...

Section 58 - Execution of Confinement - Article 58. Execution of confinement. (a) A sentence of confinement...

Section 58a - Sentences: Reduction in Enlisted Grade Upon Approval - Article 58A. Sentences: reduction in enlisted grade upon approval. (a)...

Section 58b - Sentences: Forfeiture of Pay and Allowances During Confinement - Article 58B. Sentences: forfeiture of pay and allowances during confinement....

Section 59 - Error of Law; Lesser Included Offense - Article 59. Error of law; lesser included offense. (a) A...

Section 60 - Action by the Convening Authority - Article 60. Action by the convening authority. (a) The findings...

Section 61 - Withdrawal of Appeal - Article 61. Withdrawal of appeal. (a) In each case subject...

Section 62 - Appeal by the State - Article 62. Appeal by the State. (a)(1) In a trial...

Section 63 - Rehearings - Article 63. Rehearings. Each rehearing under this code shall take...

Section 64 - Review by the Senior Force Judge Advocate - Article 64. Review by the Senior Force Judge Advocate. (a)...

Section 65 - Disposition of Records After Review by the Convening Authority - Article 65. Disposition of records after review by the convening...

Section 67a - Review by State Appellate Authority - Article 67A. Review by state appellate authority. Decisions of a...

Section 70 - Appellate Counsel - Article 70. Appellate counsel. (a) The senior force judge advocate...

Section 71 - Execution of Sentence; Suspension of Sentence - Article 71. Execution of sentence; suspension of sentence. (a) If...

Section 72 - Vacation of Suspension - Article 72. Vacation of suspension. (a) Before the vacation of...

Section 73 - Petition for a New Trial - Article 73. Petition for a new trial. At any time...

Section 74 - Remission and Suspension - Article 74. Remission and suspension. (a) An authority competent to...

Section 75 - Restoration - Article 75. Restoration. (a) Under such regulations as may be...

Section 76 - Finality of Proceedings, Findings and Sentences - Article 76. Finality of proceedings, findings and sentences. The appellate...

Section 76a - Leave Required to Be Taken Pending Review of Certain Court-Martial Convictions - Article 76A. Leave required to be taken pending review of...

Section 76b - Lack of Mental Capacity or Mental Responsibility: Commitment of Accused for Examination and Treatment - Article 76B. Lack of mental capacity or mental responsibility: commitment...

Section 77 - Principals - Article 77. Principals. A person subject to this code who:...

Section 78 - Accessory After the Fact - Article 78. Accessory after the fact. A person subject to...

Section 79 - Conviction of Lesser Included Offense - Article 79. Conviction of lesser included offense. An accused may...

Section 80 - Attempt - Article 80. Attempt. (a) An act done with specific intent...

Section 81 - Conspiracy - Article 81. Conspiracy. A person subject to this code who...

Section 82 - Solicitation - Article 82. Solicitation. (a) A person subject to this code...

Section 83 - Fraudulent Enlistment, Appointment or Separation - Article 83. Fraudulent enlistment, appointment or separation. A person who:...

Section 84 - Unlawful Enlistment, Appointment or Separation - Article 84. Unlawful enlistment, appointment or separation. A person subject...

Section 85 - Desertion - Article 85. Desertion. (a) A member of the state military...

Section 86 - Absence Without Leave - Article 86. Absence without leave. A person subject to this...

Section 87 - Missing Movement - Article 87. Missing movement. A person subject to this code...

Section 88 - Contempt Toward Officials - Article 88. Contempt toward officials. A commissioned officer who uses...

Section 89 - Disrespect Toward Superior Commissioned Officer - Article 89. Disrespect toward superior commissioned officer. A person subject...

Section 90 - Assaulting or Willfully Disobeying Superior Commissioned Officer - Article 90. Assaulting or willfully disobeying superior commissioned officer. A...

Section 91 - Insubordinate Conduct Toward Warrant Officer, Noncommissioned Officer or Petty Officer - Article 91. Insubordinate conduct toward warrant officer, noncommissioned officer or...

Section 92 - Failure to Obey Order or Regulation - Article 92. Failure to obey order or regulation. A person...

Section 93 - Cruelty and Maltreatment - Article 93. Cruelty and maltreatment. A person subject to this...

Section 94 - Mutiny or Sedition - Article 94. Mutiny or sedition. (a) A person subject to...

Section 95 - Resistance, Flight, Breach of Arrest and Escape - Article 95. Resistance, flight, breach of arrest and escape. A...

Section 96 - Releasing Prisoner Without Proper Authority - Article 96. Releasing prisoner without proper authority. A person subject...

Section 97 - Unlawful Detention - Article 97. Unlawful detention. A person subject to this code...

Section 98 - Noncompliance With Procedural Rules - Article 98. Noncompliance with procedural rules. A person subject to...

Section 99 - Misbehavior Before the Enemy - Article 99. Misbehavior before the enemy. A person subject to...

Section 100 - Subordinate Compelling Surrender - Article 100. Subordinate compelling surrender. A person subject to this...

Section 101 - Improper Use of Countersign - Article 101. Improper use of countersign. A person subject to...

Section 102 - Forcing a Safeguard - Article 102. Forcing a safeguard. A person subject to this...

Section 103 - Captured or Abandoned Property - Article 103. Captured or abandoned property. (a) Persons subject to...

Section 104 - Aiding the Enemy - Article 104. Aiding the enemy. A person subject to this...

Section 105 - Misconduct as Prisoner - Article 105. Misconduct as prisoner. A person subject to this...

Section 107 - False Official Statements - Article 107. False official statements. A person subject to this...

Section 108 - Loss, Damage, Destruction or Wrongful Disposition of Military Property - Article 108. Loss, damage, destruction or wrongful disposition of military...

Section 109 - Waste, Spoilage or Destruction of Non-Military Property - Article 109. Waste, spoilage or destruction of non-military property. A...

Section 110 - Improper Hazarding of Vessel - Article 110. Improper hazarding of vessel. (a) A person subject...

Section 112 - Drunk on Duty - Article 112. Drunk on duty. A person subject to this...

Section 112a - Wrongful Use, Possession, Manufacturing, Distribution, and Importing of Controlled Substances - Article 112A. Wrongful use, possession, manufacturing, distribution, and importing of...

Section 113 - Misbehavior of Sentinel - Article 113. Misbehavior of sentinel. A sentinel or lookout who...

Section 114 - Dueling - Article 114. Dueling. A person subject to this code who...

Section 115 - Malingering - Article 115. Malingering. A person subject to this code who...

Section 116 - Riot or Breach of Peace - Article 116. Riot or breach of peace. A person subject...

Section 117 - Provoking Speeches or Gestures - Article 117. Provoking speeches or gestures. A person subject to...

Section 132 - Frauds Against the Government - Article 132. Frauds against the government. A person subject to...

Section 133 - Conduct Unbecoming an Officer - Article 133. Conduct unbecoming an officer. A commissioned officer, cadet,...

Section 134 - General Article - Article 134. General article. In addition to the crimes enumerated...

Section 135 - Courts of Inquiry - Article 135. Courts of inquiry. (a) Courts of inquiry to...

Section 136 - Authority to Administer Oaths and to Act as Notary - Article 136. Authority to administer oaths and to act as...

Section 137 - Articles to Be Made Available - Article 137. Articles to be made available. The text of...

Section 138 - Complaints of Wrongs - Article 138. Complaints of wrongs. A member of the state...

Section 139 - Redress of Injuries to Property - Article 139. Redress of injuries to property. (a) Whenever complaint...

Section 140 - Delegation by the Commander-in-Chief - Article 140. Delegation by the Commander-in-chief. The commander-in-chief may delegate...

Section 141 - Payment of Fees, Costs, and Expenses - Article 141. Payment of fees, costs, and expenses. (a) The...

Section 142 - Payment of Fines and Disposition Thereof - Article 142. Payment of fines and disposition thereof. (a) Fines...

Section 143 - Uniformity of Interpretation and Military Rules of Evidence - Article 143. Uniformity of interpretation and Military Rules of Evidence....

Section 144 - Immunity for Action of Military Courts - Article 144. Immunity for action of military courts. A person...

Section 145 - Severability - Article 145. Severability. The provisions of this code shall be...

Section 146 - Short Title - Article 146. Short Title. This chapter may be cited as...

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Massachusetts General Laws Title V - Militia Chapter 33a - Massachusetts Code of Military Justice

Massachusetts General Laws
Title V - Militia
Chapter 33a - Massachusetts Code of Military Justice