Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 5924 | Code of Military Justice
Section 5924.15 | Nonjudicial Punishment.

Effective: September 28, 2012
Latest Legislation: House Bill 490 - 129th General Assembly
(A) Under such regulations as the adjutant general may prescribe, limitations may be placed on the powers granted by this section with respect to the kind and amount of punishment authorized, the categories of commanding officers and warrant officers exercising command authorized to exercise those powers, the applicability of this section to an accused who demands trial by court-martial, and the kinds of courts-martial to which the case may be referred upon such a demand. However, except in the case of a member attached to, or embarked in a vessel, punishment may not be imposed upon a member of the organized militia if the member has, before the imposition of the punishment, demanded trial by court-martial in lieu of the punishment. Under similar regulations, rules may be prescribed with respect to the suspension of punishments authorized under this section. If authorized by regulations prescribed under this section, the governor or a general officer or officer of flag rank in command may delegate the powers of the governor or general officer under this section to a principal assistant. In all proceedings, the accused shall be allowed a reasonable period of time, normally not exceeding forty-eight hours, to reply to the notification of intent to impose punishment under this section.
(B) Subject to division (A) of this section, any commanding officer may, in addition to or in lieu of admonition or reprimand, impose one or more of the following punishments for minor offenses without the intervention of a court-martial:
(1) Upon officers of the commanding officer's command, any of the following:
(a) Restriction to certain specified limits, with or without suspension from duty, for not more than thirty days;
(b) If imposed by the governor, the adjutant general, an officer exercising general court-martial jurisdiction, a general officer, or a flag officer, any of the following:
(i) Arrest in quarters for not more than thirty days;
(ii) Forfeiture of not more than one-half of one month's pay per month for two months or a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars;
(iii) Restriction to certain specified limits, with or without suspension from duty, for not more than sixty days.
(2) Upon other military personnel of the commanding officer's command, any of the following:
(a) Correctional custody for not more than seven days;
(b) Forfeiture of not more than seven days' pay or a fine of not more than one-quarter of one month's actual pay;
(c) Reduction to the next inferior pay grade, if the grade from which the service member demoted is within the promotion authority of the officer imposing the reduction or any officer subordinate to the one who imposes the reduction;
(d) Extra duties, including fatigue or other duties, for not more than fourteen consecutive days or for a total of thirty nonconsecutive days;
(e) Restriction to certain specified limits, with or without suspension from duty, for not more than fourteen days;
(f) If imposed by an officer of the grade of major or above, any of the following:
(i) The punishment authorized under division (B)(2)(a) of this section;
(ii) Correctional custody for not more than thirty days;
(iii) Forfeiture of not more than one-half of one month's pay per month for two months or a fine of not more than one-half of one month's actual pay for two months;
(iv) Reduction to the lowest or any intermediate pay grade, if the grade from which demoted is within the promotion authority of the officer imposing the reduction or any officer subordinate to the one who imposes the reduction, but an enlisted member in pay grade above E-4 may not be reduced more than one pay grade;
(v) Extra duties, including fatigue or other duties, for not more than forty-five days, which need not be consecutive, and for not more than two hours per day;
(vi) Restriction to certain specified limits, with or without suspension from duty, for not more than sixty days, which need not be consecutive.
(C) No two or more of the punishments of arrest in quarters, correctional custody, extra duties, and restriction may be combined to run consecutively in the maximum amount imposable for each. If any of those punishments are combined to run consecutively, there must be apportionment. For the purposes of this section, "correctional custody" means the physical restraint of a person during duty or nonduty hours and may include extra duties, fatigue duties, or hard labor.
(D) An officer in charge may impose upon enlisted members assigned to the unit of which the officer is in charge any of the punishments authorized under divisions (A)(2)(a) to (f) of this section that the governor or adjutant general may specifically prescribe by regulation.
(E) The officer who imposes the punishment authorized in division (B) of this section, or the officer's successor in command, may, at any time, suspend probationally any part or amount of the unexecuted punishment imposed and may suspend probationally a reduction in grade or a forfeiture or fine imposed under division (B) of this section, whether or not executed. In addition, the officer who imposed the punishment may, at any time, remit or mitigate any part or amount of the unexecuted punishment imposed and may set aside in whole or in part the punishment, whether executed or unexecuted, and restore all rights, privileges, and property affected. The officer who imposed the punishment may also mitigate reduction in grade to forfeiture of pay or a fine. When mitigating arrest in quarters to restriction or extra duties to restriction, the mitigated punishment shall not be for a greater period than the punishment mitigated. When mitigating reduction in grade to fine or forfeiture of pay, the amount of the fine or forfeiture shall not be greater than the amount that could have been imposed initially under this section by the officer who imposed the punishment mitigated.
(F) A person punished under this section who considers the punishment unjust or disproportionate to the offense may, through the proper channel, appeal to the next superior authority within seven calendar days. The appeal shall be promptly forwarded and decided, but the person punished may in the meantime be required to undergo the punishment adjudged. The superior authority may exercise the same powers with respect to the punishment imposed as may be exercised under division (E) of this section by the officer who imposed the punishment. Before acting on an appeal from a punishment of any of the following, the authority who is to act on the appeal shall refer the case to a judge advocate or legal officer of the Ohio organized militia for consideration and advice and may also refer the case upon appeal from any punishment imposed under division (B) of this section:
(1) Arrest in quarters for more than seven days;
(2) Correctional custody for more than seven days;
(3) Fine or forfeiture of more than seven days' pay;
(4) Reduction of one or more pay grades from the fourth or a higher pay grade;
(5) Extra duties for more than fourteen days.
(G) The imposition and enforcement of punishment under this section for any act or omission is not a bar to trial by court-martial for a serious crime or offense growing out of the same act or omission and not properly punishable under this section. The fact that a punishment has been enforced may be shown by the accused upon trial and, when so shown, shall be considered in determining the measure of punishment to be adjudged in the event of a finding of guilty.
(H) The adjutant general may, by regulation, prescribe the form of records to be kept of proceedings under this section and may also prescribe that certain categories of those proceedings shall be in writing.
(I) A commanding officer may delegate authority to make a reduction in pay grade under division (B)(2)(c) of this section to the commanding officer's executive officer, deputy commander, vice commander, or principal assistant.

Structure Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Revised Code

Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs

Chapter 5924 | Code of Military Justice

Section 5924.01 | Code of Military Justice Definitions.

Section 5924.02 | Persons Subject to Code.

Section 5924.03 | Jurisdiction to Court-Martial Discharged Personnel.

Section 5924.05 | Territorial Applicability.

Section 5924.06 | State Judge Advocate; Subordinate Judge Advocates and Legal Officers.

Section 5924.07 | Apprehension.

Section 5924.08 | Authority to Apprehend Deserters.

Section 5924.09 | Arrest or Confinement.

Section 5924.10 | Confinement.

Section 5924.103 | Captured or Abandoned Property.

Section 5924.107 | False Official Statements.

Section 5924.108 | Military Property; Loss, Damage, Destruction, or Wrongful Disposition.

Section 5924.109 | Waste or Destruction of Nonmilitary Property.

Section 5924.11 | Prisoners.

Section 5924.111 | Impaired or Reckless Operation of Vehicles, Aircraft or Vessels.

Section 5924.112 | Drunk on Duty.

Section 5924.113 | Misbehavior of Sentinel.

Section 5924.115 | Malingering.

Section 5924.116 | Riot - Breach of Peace.

Section 5924.117 | Provoking Speeches or Gestures.

Section 5924.1121 | Wrongful Use, Possession, etc., of Controlled Substances.

Section 5924.120 | Rape; Sexual Assault; Sexual Contact; Indecent Acts; Affirmative Defenses.

Section 5924.121 | Larceny - Wrongful Appropriation.

Section 5924.123 | Forgery.

Section 5924.127 | Extortion.

Section 5924.128 | Assault.

Section 5924.13 | Arrest and Confinement.

Section 5924.131 | Perjury.

Section 5924.132 | Frauds Against Government.

Section 5924.133 | Conduct Unbecoming an Officer and a Lady or Gentleman.

Section 5924.134 | General Article.

Section 5924.135 | Courts of Inquiry.

Section 5924.136 | Authority to Administer Oaths and Act as Notary.

Section 5924.137 | Articles to Be Explained.

Section 5924.138 | Complaints of Wrongs.

Section 5924.139 | Redress of Injuries to Property.

Section 5924.14 | Delivery to Civil Authority for Trial.

Section 5924.140 | Execution of Process and Sentence.

Section 5924.141 | Processes and Mandates.

Section 5924.142 | Payment and Disposition of Fines.

Section 5924.143 | Immunity.

Section 5924.144 | Presumption of Jurisdiction.

Section 5924.146 | Duty Status Requisite to Trial or Punishment.

Section 5924.148 | Short Title.

Section 5924.15 | Nonjudicial Punishment.

Section 5924.16 | Courts-Martial.

Section 5924.17 | Jurisdiction of Courts-Martial.

Section 5924.18 | Jurisdiction of General Courts-Martial; Punishments.

Section 5924.19 | Jurisdiction of Special Courts-Martial; Punishments.

Section 5924.20 | Jurisdiction of Summary Courts-Martial; Punishments.

Section 5924.21 | Concurrent Jurisdiction.

Section 5924.22 | Convening General Courts-Martial.

Section 5924.23 | Convening Special Courts-Martial.

Section 5924.24 | Convening Summary Courts-Martial.

Section 5924.25 | Service on Courts-Martial.

Section 5924.26 | Military Judge.

Section 5924.27 | Trial and Defense Counsel.

Section 5924.28 | Court Reporters and Interpreters.

Section 5924.29 | Absent and Additional Members.

Section 5924.30 | Charges and Specifications.

Section 5924.31 | Self-Incrimination.

Section 5924.32 | Investigation.

Section 5924.33 | Forwarding Charges.

Section 5924.34 | Pre-Trial Referral of General Court-Martial Charge.

Section 5924.35 | Service of Charges.

Section 5924.36 | Trial Procedure.

Section 5924.37 | Unlawful Influence.

Section 5924.38 | Duties of Trial and Defense Counsel.

Section 5924.39 | Convening Without Members of Court Present.

Section 5924.40 | Continuances.

Section 5924.41 | Challenges.

Section 5924.42 | Oaths.

Section 5924.43 | Statute of Limitations.

Section 5924.44 | Double Jeopardy.

Section 5924.45 | Entry of Plea by Accused; Entry by Court.

Section 5924.46 | Opportunity to Obtain Evidence and Witnesses.

Section 5924.47 | Refusal to Appear or Testify.

Section 5924.48 | Penalty for Contempt.

Section 5924.49 | Depositions.

Section 5924.50 | Admissibility of Records of Board of Officers.

Section 5924.501 | Competency of Accused; Hearing.

Section 5924.502 | Evaluation of Accused's Mental Condition.

Section 5924.503 | Findings of Competency or Incompetency; Evaluation and Treatment of Accused.

Section 5924.504 | Finding Accused Incompetent to Stand Trial; Civil Commitment.

Section 5924.505 | "Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity".

Section 5924.506 | Finding of Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity; Hearing.

Section 5924.51 | Voting and Rulings.

Section 5924.52 | Number of Votes Required.

Section 5924.53 | Announcement of Findings.

Section 5924.54 | Record of Proceedings.

Section 5924.55 | Cruel and Unusual Punishments.

Section 5924.56 | Maximum Punishments.

Section 5924.57 | Effective Date of Sentences.

Section 5924.58 | Execution of Sentence of Confinement.

Section 5924.581 | Reduction in Pay for Enlisted Members.

Section 5924.582 | Forfeiture of Pay and Allowances.

Section 5924.59 | Review of Finding.

Section 5924.60 | Report of Findings to Convening Authority; Submission of Matters by Accused; Actions by Convening Authority; Revision or Rehearing.

Section 5924.61 | Appeal by Accused.

Section 5924.62 | Appeal by State.

Section 5924.63 | Rehearings.

Section 5924.64 | Review of Cases in Which No Appeal Taken.

Section 5924.65 | Transmission of Record.

Section 5924.66 | Court of Military Appeals.

Section 5924.67 | Compensation for Judges.

Section 5924.68 | Power of Subpoena.

Section 5924.69 | Appeals to the Supreme Court.

Section 5924.70 | Appellate Counsel.

Section 5924.71 | Sentence of Dismissal or Discharge.

Section 5924.72 | Vacation of Suspension of Sentence.

Section 5924.73 | Petition for New Trial.

Section 5924.74 | Remission and Suspension by Adjutant General, State Judge Advocate, or Convening Authority.

Section 5924.75 | Effect of Disapproval of Sentence; Reappointment of Officers; Leave Pending Actions.

Section 5924.76 | Finality of Proceedings.

Section 5924.761 | Leave Pending Completion of Certain Actions.

Section 5924.77 | Principal Defined.

Section 5924.78 | Accessory After the Fact.

Section 5924.79 | Conviction of Lesser Included Offense.

Section 5924.80 | Attempts.

Section 5924.81 | Conspiracy.

Section 5924.82 | Solicitation.

Section 5924.83 | Fraudulent Enlistment, Appointment or Separation.

Section 5924.84 | Unlawful Enlistment, Appointment or Separation.

Section 5924.85 | Desertion.

Section 5924.86 | Absence Without Leave.

Section 5924.87 | Missing Movement.

Section 5924.88 | Contempt Toward Officials.

Section 5924.89 | Disrespect Toward Superior Officer.

Section 5924.90 | Assault - Willfully Disobeying an Officer.

Section 5924.91 | Insubordinate Conduct Toward Noncommissioned Officer.

Section 5924.92 | Failure to Obey Order or Regulation.

Section 5924.93 | Cruelty - Maltreatment.

Section 5924.94 | Mutiny - Sedition.

Section 5924.95 | Arrest and Confinement.

Section 5924.96 | Releasing Prisoner Without Proper Authority.

Section 5924.97 | Unlawful Detention.

Section 5924.98 | Noncompliance.