Title 10 — Armed Forces
Part II · Chapter 47 — Uniform Code of Military Justice
§ 824. Art. 24. Who may convene summary courts-martial
Statutory text
Summary courts-martial may be convened by—
any person who may convene a general or special court-martial;
the commanding officer of a detached company, or other detachment of the Army;
the commanding officer of a detached squadron or other detachment of the Air Force or a corresponding unit of the Space Force; or
the commanding officer or officer in charge of any other command when empowered by the Secretary concerned.
When only one commissioned officer is present with a command or detachment he shall be the summary court-martial of that command or detachment and shall hear and determine all summary court-martial cases brought before him. Summary courts-martial may, however, be convened in any case by superior competent authority when considered desirable by him.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 45 · 70A Stat. 45
Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 824
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 45
Source evidence
Code source credit
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 45William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
Pub. L. 116–283 div. A title IX § 924(b)(21)(C) · 134 Stat. 3388
Inserted · 10 U.S.C. § 824(a)(3)
Pub. L. 116–283 inserted “or a corresponding unit of the Space Force” after “Air Force”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 116–283 inserted “or a corresponding unit of the Space Force” after “Air Force”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(C) in section 824(a)(3) (article 24(a)(3)), by inserting “or a corresponding unit of the Space Force” after “Air Force”.
1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Notes
historicalAndRevision
| Historical and Revision Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 824(a)824(b) | 50:588(a).50:588(b). | May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 24), 64 Stat. 116. |
In subsection (a)(4), the words “Secretary concerned” are substituted for the words “Secretary of a Department”.
In subsection (b), the words “only one commissioned” are substituted for the words “but one” for clarity. The word “considered” is substituted for the word “deemed”.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2021—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 116–283 inserted “or a corresponding unit of the Space Force” after “Air Force”.
Credits
1956–2021 · 2 acts
- 1956Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 45
- 2021Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 924(b)(21)(C), , 134 Stat. 3824.
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(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 45; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 924(b)(21)(C), , 134 Stat. 3824.)