Any commissioned officer, cadet, candidate, or midshipman who is convicted of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 1E. Code of Military Justice
§15-1E-1. Definitions; Gender Neutrality
§15-1E-2. Persons Subject to This Article; Jurisdiction
§15-1E-3. Jurisdiction to Try Certain Personnel
§15-1E-5. Territorial Applicability of the Article
§15-1E-9. Imposition of Restraint
§15-1E-10. Restraint of Persons Charged With Offenses
§15-1E-11. Place of Confinement; Reports and Receiving of Prisoners
§15-1E-12. Confinement With Enemy Prisoners Prohibited
§15-1E-13. Punishment Prohibited Before Trial
§15-1E-14. Delivery of Offenders to Civil Authorities
§15-1E-15. Commanding Officer's Nonjudicial Punishment
§15-1E-16. Courts-Martial Classified
§15-1E-17. Jurisdiction of Courts-Martial in General
§15-1E-18. Jurisdiction of General Courts-Martial
§15-1E-19. Jurisdiction of Special Courts-Martial
§15-1E-20. Jurisdiction of Summary Courts-Martial
§15-1E-22. Who May Convene General Courts-Martial
§15-1E-23. Who May Convene Special Courts-Martial
§15-1E-24. Who May Convene Summary Courts-Martial
§15-1E-25. Who May Serve on Courts-Martial
§15-1E-26. Military Judge of a General or Special Court-Martial
§15-1E-27. Detail of Trial Counsel and Defense Counsel
§15-1E-28. Detail or Employment of Reporters and Interpreters
§15-1E-29. Absent and Additional Members
§15-1E-30. Charges and Specifications
§15-1E-31. Compulsory Self-Incrimination Prohibited
§15-1E-33. Forwarding of Charges
§15-1E-34. Advice of Judge Advocate and Reference for Trial
§15-1E-36. Governor or the Adjutant General May Prescribe Rules
§15-1E-37. Unlawfully Influencing Action of Court
§15-1E-38. Duties of Trial Counsel and Defense Counsel
§15-1E-42. Oaths or Affirmations
§15-1E-43. Statute of Limitations
§15-1E-45. Pleas of the Accused
§15-1E-46. Opportunity to Obtain Witnesses and Other Evidence
§15-1E-47. Refusal to Appear or Testify
§15-1E-50. Admissibility of Records of Courts of Inquiry
§15-1E-50a. Defense of Lack of Mental Responsibility
§15-1E-52. Number of Votes Required
§15-1E-53. Court to Announce Action
§15-1E-55. Cruel and Unusual Punishments Prohibited
§15-1E-57. Effective Date of Sentences
§15-1E-57a. Deferment of Sentences
§15-1E-58. Execution of Confinement
§15-1E-58a. Sentences: Reduction in Enlisted Grade Upon Approval
§15-1E-58b. Sentences: Forfeiture of Pay and Allowances During Confinement
§15-1E-59. Error of Law; Lesser Included Offense
§15-1E-60. Action by the Convening Authority
§15-1E-61. Withdrawal of Appeal
§15-1E-62. Appeal by the State
§15-1E-64. Review by the Senior Force Judge Advocate
§15-1E-65. Disposition of Records After Review by the Convening Authority
§15-1E-67a. Review by State Appellate Authority
§15-1E-71. Execution of Sentence; Suspension of Sentence
§15-1E-72. Vacation of Suspension
§15-1E-73. Petition for a New Trial
§15-1E-74. Remission and Suspension
§15-1E-76. Finality of Proceedings, Findings, and Sentences
§15-1E-76a. Leave Required to Be Taken Pending Review of Certain Court-Martial Convictions
§15-1E-78. Accessory After the Fact
§15-1E-79. Conviction of Lesser Included Offense
§15-1E-83. Fraudulent Enlistment, Appointment, or Separation
§15-1E-84. Unlawful Enlistment, Appointment, or Separation
§15-1E-86. Absence Without Leave
§15-1E-88. Contempt Toward Officials
§15-1E-89. Disrespect Toward Superior Commissioned Officer
§15-1E-90. Assaulting or Willfully Disobeying Superior Commissioned Officer
§15-1E-91. Insubordinate Conduct Toward Warrant Officer, Noncommissioned Officer, or Petty Officer
§15-1E-92. Failure to Obey Order or Regulation
§15-1E-93. Cruelty and Maltreatment
§15-1E-95. Resistance, Flight, Breach of Arrest, and Escape
§15-1E-96. Releasing Prisoner Without Proper Authority
§15-1E-98. Noncompliance With Procedural Rules
§15-1E-99. Misbehavior Before the Enemy
§15-1E-100. Subordinate Compelling Surrender
§15-1E-101. Improper Use of Countersign
§15-1E-102. Forcing a Safeguard
§15-1E-103. Captured or Abandoned Property
§15-1E-105. Misconduct as Prisoner
§15-1E-107. False Official Statements
§15-1E-108. Military Property - Loss, Damage, Destruction, or Wrongful Disposition
§15-1E-109. Property Other Than Military Property - Waste, Spoilage, or Destruction
§15-1E-110. Improper Hazarding of Vessel
§15-1E-112a. Wrongful Use, Possession, etc., of Controlled Substances
§15-1E-113. Misbehavior of Sentinel
§15-1E-116. Riot or Breach of Peace
§15-1E-117. Provoking Speeches or Gestures
§15-1E-132. Frauds Against the Government
§15-1E-133. Conduct Unbecoming an Officer and a Gentleman
§15-1E-136. Authority to Administer Oaths and to Act as Notary
§15-1E-137. Articles to Be Explained
§15-1E-138. Complaints of Wrongs
§15-1E-139. Redress of Injuries to Property
§15-1E-140. Delegation by the Governor
§15-1E-141. Payment of Fees, Costs and Expenses
§15-1E-142. Payment of Fines and Disposition Thereof
§15-1E-143. Uniformity of Interpretation
§15-1E-144. Immunity for Action of Military Courts
§15-1E-147. Time of Taking Effect
§15-1E-148. Supersedes Existing State Military Justice Codes