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CT Gen Stat § 27-144 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 507 - Connecticut Code of Military Justice|Section 27-144 - Applicability of code in and out of state.

 (a) This code applies throughout the state. It also applies to all persons otherwise subject to this code while they are serving outside the state, and while they are going to and returning from such service outside the state, in the same manner and to the same extent as if they were serving inside the state.(b) Courts-martial and courts of inquiry may be convened and held in units of the state military forces while those units are serving outside the state with the same jurisdiction and powers as to persons subject to this code as if the proceedings were held inside the state, and offenses committed outside the state may be tried and punished either inside or outside the state.(1967, P.A. 717, S. 4.)
CT Gen Stat § 27-145 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 507 - Connecticut Code of Military Justice|Section 27-145 - Judge advocates and legal officers.

 (a) The Governor, on the recommendation of the Adjutant General, shall appoint an officer of the state military forces as State Judge Advocate. To be eligible for appointment, an officer must be a member of the bar of the highest court of the state and must have been a member of the bar of the state for at least five years.(b) The Adjutant General may appoint as many assistant state judge advocates as he considers necessary. To be eligible for appointment, assistant state judge advocates must be officers of the state military forces and members of the bar of the highest court of the state.(c) The State Judge Advocate or his assistants shall make frequent inspections in the field in supervision of the administration of military justice.(d) Convening authorities shall at all times communicate directly with their staff judge advocates or legal officer in matters relating to the administration of military justice; and the staff judge advocate or legal officer of any command is entitled to communicate directly with the staff judge advocate or legal officer of a superior or subordinate command, or with the State Judge Advocate.(e) No person who has acted as member, military judge, trial counsel, assistant trial counsel, defense counsel, assistant defense counsel, or investigating officer, or who has been a witness for either the prosecution or defense, in any case may later act as staff judge advocate or legal officer to any reviewing authority upon the same case.(1967, P.A. 717, S. 5; P.A. 89-221, S. 2.)History: P.A. 89-221 amended Subsec. (d) to require convening authorities to communicate “directly” with their staff judge advocates or legal officer and amended Subsec. (e) to replace “law officer” with “military judge”.
CT Gen Stat § 27-146 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 507 - Connecticut Code of Military Justice|Section 27-146 - Apprehension of offenders. Quelling of disturbances.

 (a) As used in this section, “apprehend” means take into custody.(b) Any person authorized by this code, or by regulation issued under it, to apprehend persons subject to this code, any marshal of a court-martial appointed pursuant to the provisions of this code, and any peace officer authorized to do so by law, may do so upon reasonable belief that an offense has been committed and the person apprehended committed it.(c) Commissioned officers, warrant officers, petty officers and noncommissioned officers have authority to quell quarrels, frays and disorders among persons subject to this code and to apprehend persons subject to this code who take part therein.(1967, P.A. 717, S. 6.)
CT Gen Stat § 27-147 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 507 - Connecticut Code of Military Justice|Section 27-147 - Apprehension of deserters by civil officers.

 Any civil officer having authority to apprehend offenders under the laws of the United States or of a state, territory, commonwealth, or possession, or the District of Columbia may summarily apprehend a deserter from the state military forces and deliver him into the custody of the state military forces. If an offender is apprehended outside the state, his return to the area must be in accordance with normal extradition procedures or reciprocal agreement.(1967, P.A. 717, S. 7.)
CT Gen Stat § 27-148 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 507 - Connecticut Code of Military Justice|Section 27-148 - Arrest or confinement of enlisted personnel and officers.

 (a) As used in this section, “arrest” means the restraint of a person by an order, not imposed as a punishment for an offense, directing him to remain within certain specified limits, and “confinement” means the physical restraint of a person.(b) An enlisted member may be ordered into arrest or confinement by any commissioned officer by an order, oral or written, delivered in person or through other persons subject to this code or through any person authorized by this code to apprehend persons. A commanding officer may authorize warrant officers, petty officers, or noncommissioned officers to order enlisted members of his command or subject to his authority into arrest or confinement.(c) A commissioned officer or a warrant officer may be ordered apprehended or into arrest or confinement only by a commanding officer to whose authority he is subject, by an order, oral or written, delivered in person or by another commissioned officer. The authority to order such persons apprehended or into arrest or confinement may not be delegated.(d) No person may be ordered apprehended or into arrest or confinement except for probable cause.(e) This section does not limit the authority of persons authorized to apprehend offenders to secure the custody of an alleged offender until proper authority may be notified.(1967, P.A. 717, S. 8.)
CT Gen Stat § 27-149 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 507 - Connecticut Code of Military Justice|Section 27-149 - Restraint of persons charged with offenses.

 Any person subject to this code charged with an offense under this code shall be ordered into arrest or confinement, as circumstances may require. When any person subject to this code is placed in arrest or confinement prior to trial, immediate steps shall be taken to inform him of the specific wrong of which he is accused and to try him or to dismiss the charges and release him. The accused may be admitted to bail by posting bond in the amount ordered by the convening authority, but not to exceed twice the authorized fine for such offense.(1967, P.A. 717, S. 9.)
CT Gen Stat § 27-150 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 507 - Connecticut Code of Military Justice|Section 27-150 - Place of confinement.

 Persons confined other than in a guard house, whether before, during or after trial by a military court, shall be confined in civil jails, penitentiaries, or prisons designated by the Governor or by such person as he may authorize to act.(1967, P.A. 717, S. 10.)
CT Gen Stat § 27-151 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 507 - Connecticut Code of Military Justice|Section 27-151 - Duty of community correctional center, jail and prison officers.

 (a) No provost marshal, commander of a guard, master at arms, warden, keeper, or officer of a community correctional center or any other jail, penitentiary, or prison designated under section 27-150, shall refuse to receive or keep any prisoner committed to his charge, when the committing commissioned officer furnishes a statement, signed by him, of the offense charged against the prisoner.(b) Every commander of a guard, master at arms, warden, keeper, or officer of a community correctional center or of any other jail, penitentiary, or prison designated under section 27-150, to whose charge a prisoner is committed shall, within twenty-four hours after that commitment or as soon as he is relieved from guard, report to the commanding officer of the prisoner the name of the prisoner, the offense charged against him, and the name of the person who ordered or authorized the commitment.(1967, P.A. 717, S. 11; 1969, P.A. 297; P.A. 89-221, S. 3.)History: 1969 act replaced jails with community correctional centers; P.A. 89-221 amended Subsec. (a) to replace “committing person” with “committing commissioned officer”.
CT Gen Stat § 27-152 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 507 - Connecticut Code of Military Justice|Section 27-152 - Punishment prohibited before trial.

 Subject to section 27-199, no person, while being held for trial or the result of trial, shall be subjected to punishment or penalty other than arrest or confinement upon the charges pending against him, nor shall the arrest or confinement imposed upon him be any more rigorous than the circumstances require to insure his presence, but he may be subjected to minor punishment during that period for infractions of discipline, and may be required to perform such labor as may be necessary for the policing and sanitation of his living quarters and mess facilities and the area immediately adjacent thereto.(1967, P.A. 717, S. 12.)
CT Gen Stat § 27-153 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 507 - Connecticut Code of Military Justice|Section 27-153 - Trial by civil authority.

 (a) Under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Governor, a person subject to this code who is accused of an offense against civil authority may be delivered, upon request of such authority, to the civil authority for trial.(b) When delivery under subsection (a) of this section is made to any civil authority of a person undergoing sentence of a court-martial, the delivery, if followed by conviction in a civil tribunal, interrupts the execution of the sentence of the court-martial, and the offender after having answered to the civil authorities for his offense shall, upon the request of competent military authority, be returned to military custody for the completion of his sentence.(1967, P.A. 717, S. 13.)
CT Gen Stat § 27-155 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 507 - Connecticut Code of Military Justice|Section 27-155 - Kinds of courts-martial.

 (a) In the state military forces not in federal service, there shall be general, special and summary courts-martial constituted like similar courts of the armed forces of the United States. They shall have the jurisdiction and powers, except as to punishments, and shall follow the forms and procedures provided for those courts.(b) There shall be three kinds of courts-martial: (1) General courts-martial, consisting of (A) a military judge and not less than five members; or (B) only a military judge, if, before the court is assembled, the accused, knowing the identity of the military judge and after consultation with defense counsel, requests in writing a court composed only of a military judge and the military judge approves; (2) special courts-martial, consisting of (A) not less than three members; or (B) a military judge and not less than three members; or (C) only a military judge, if, before the court is assembled, the accused, knowing the identity of the military judge and after consultation with defense counsel, requests in writing a court composed only of a military judge and the military judge approves; and (3) summary courts-martial, consisting of one commissioned officer.(1967, P.A. 717, S. 15; P.A. 77-295, S. 1.)History: P.A. 77-295 provided in Subsec. (b) an election for accused to be tried by a military judge alone with the approval of the military judge in general and special courts-martial, substituted “military judge” for “law officer” where appearing and also provided for a military judge and three members as well as a court of three members only as constituents of a special court-martial.
CT Gen Stat § 27-156 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 507 - Connecticut Code of Military Justice|Section 27-156 - Jurisdiction of forces.

 Each force of the state military forces shall have court-martial jurisdiction over all persons subject to this code. The exercise of jurisdiction by one force over personnel of another force shall be in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Governor.(1967, P.A. 717, S. 16.)
CT Gen Stat § 27-157 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 507 - Connecticut Code of Military Justice|Section 27-157 - Jurisdiction of general courts-martial.

 Subject to section 27-156, general courts-martial shall have jurisdiction to try persons subject to this code for any offense made punishable by this code and may, under such limitations as the Governor may prescribe, adjudge any of the following punishments: (1) A fine of not more than two hundred dollars; (2) forfeiture of pay and allowances of not more than two hundred dollars; (3) a reprimand; (4) dismissal or dishonorable discharge; (5) reduction of enlisted persons to a lower grade, or (6) any combination of these punishments.(1967, P.A. 717, S. 17.)
CT Gen Stat § 27-158 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 507 - Connecticut Code of Military Justice|Section 27-158 - Jurisdiction of special courts-martial.

 Subject to section 27-156, special courts-martial shall have jurisdiction to try persons subject to this code for any offense for which they may be punished under this code. A special court-martial shall have the same powers of punishment as a general court-martial, except that no fine or forfeiture of pay and allowances imposed by a special court-martial shall be more than one hundred dollars for a single offense.(1967, P.A. 717, S. 18.)
CT Gen Stat § 27-159 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 507 - Connecticut Code of Military Justice|Section 27-159 - Jurisdiction of summary courts-martial.

 (a) Subject to section 27-156, summary courts-martial shall have jurisdiction to try persons subject to this code, except officers, for any offense made punishable by this code.(b) No person with respect to whom summary courts-martial have jurisdiction shall be brought to trial before a summary court-martial if he objects thereto, unless under section 27-154 he has been permitted and has elected to refuse punishment under that section. If objection to trial by summary court-martial is made by an accused who has not been permitted to refuse punishment under said section, trial shall be ordered by special or general court-martial, as may be appropriate.(c) A summary court-martial may sentence to a fine of not more than twenty-five dollars for a single offense, to forfeiture of pay and allowances of not more than twenty-five dollars, and to reduction of enlisted persons to a lower grade.(1967, P.A. 717, S. 19.)
CT Gen Stat § 27-160 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 507 - Connecticut Code of Military Justice|Section 27-160 - Approval of Governor prerequisite to execution of dismissal or dishonorable discharge sentence.

 In the state military forces not in federal service, no sentence of dismissal or dishonorable discharge shall be executed until it is approved by the Governor.(1967, P.A. 717, S. 20.)
CT Gen Stat § 27-161 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 507 - Connecticut Code of Military Justice|Section 27-161 - Court-martial to have complete record of procedures and testimony.

 No dishonorable discharge, bad conduct discharge or dismissal shall be adjudged by any court-martial unless a complete record of the procedures and testimony before the court has been made.(1967, P.A. 717, S. 21.)
CT Gen Stat § 27-162 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 507 - Connecticut Code of Military Justice|Section 27-162 - Sentence of confinement in lieu of fine.

 In the state military forces not in federal service, a court-martial may, instead of imposing a fine, sentence to confinement for not more than one day for each dollar of the authorized fine.(1967, P.A. 717, S. 22.)
CT Gen Stat § 27-163 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 507 - Connecticut Code of Military Justice|Section 27-163 - Convening of general courts-martial by Governor.

 In the state military forces not in federal service, general courts-martial may be convened by the Governor.(1967, P.A. 717, S. 23.)
CT Gen Stat § 27-164 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 507 - Connecticut Code of Military Justice|Section 27-164 - Commanding officer may convene special courts-martial.

 (a) In the state military forces not in federal service, the commanding officer of a garrison, fort, post, camp, air base, auxiliary air base, or other place where troops are on duty, or of a brigade, regiment, wing, group, detached battalion, separate squadron, or other detached command, may convene special courts-martial. Special courts-martial may also be convened by superior authority. If any such officer is an accuser, the court shall be convened by superior competent authority.(b) No special court-martial shall try a commissioned officer.(1967, P.A. 717, S. 24.)
CT Gen Stat § 27-165 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 507 - Connecticut Code of Military Justice|Section 27-165 - Commanding officer may convene summary courts-martial.

 (a) In the state military forces not in federal service, the commanding officer of a garrison, fort, post, camp, air base, auxiliary air base, or other place where troops are on duty, or of a regiment, wing, group, detached battalion, detached squadron, detached company, or other detachment, may convene a summary court-martial consisting of one commissioned officer. The proceedings shall be informal.(b) 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.(1967, P.A. 717, S. 25.)
CT Gen Stat § 27-167 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 507 - Connecticut Code of Military Justice|Section 27-167 - Military judge of general or special court-martial.

 (a) The Adjutant General or his designee shall appoint each military judge. A military judge shall be detailed to each general court-martial. Subject to regulations of the Adjutant General, a military judge may be detailed to any special court-martial. The Adjutant General shall prescribe regulations providing for the manner in which military judges are detailed for such courts-martial and for the persons who are authorized to detail military judges for such courts-martial. The military judge shall preside over each open session of the court-martial to which he has been detailed.(b) Unless the court-martial was convened by the Governor or the Adjutant General, neither the convening authority nor any member of his staff shall prepare or review any report concerning the effectiveness, fitness, or efficiency of the military judge so detailed, which relates to his performance of duty as a military judge.(c) No person shall act as military judge in a case if he is the accuser or a witness for the prosecution or has acted as investigating officer or as counsel in the same case.(d) The military judge shall not consult with the members of the court, other than on the form of the findings as provided in section 27-181, except in the presence of the accused, trial counsel, and defense counsel, nor shall he vote with the members of the court.(1967, P.A. 717, S. 27; P.A. 77-295, S. 2; P.A. 89-221, S. 5.)History: P.A. 77-295 substituted “appoint” for “detail” and “military judge” for “law officer” where appearing; P.A. 89-221 amended Subsec. (a) to replace provision requiring the authority convening a general court martial to appoint as military judge thereof a commissioned officer and specifying the qualifications of such officer with provisions re the appointment of military judges, the detailing of military judges to general and special courts-martial and the presiding of military judges over open sessions of courts-martial, added a new Subsec. (b) re the preparation and review of a report re the effectiveness, fitness or efficiency of the military judge, designated the last sentence of Subsec. (a) as Subsec. (c) and replaced “law officer” with “military judge”, and redesignated Subsec. (b) as Subsec. (d).
CT Gen Stat § 27-168 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 507 - Connecticut Code of Military Justice|Section 27-168 - Trial and defense counsel.

 (a) For each general and special court-martial the authority convening the court shall detail trial counsel and defense counsel, and such assistants as he considers appropriate. No person who has acted as investigating officer, law officer, or court member in any case shall act later as trial counsel, assistant trial counsel, or, unless expressly requested by the accused, as defense counsel or assistant defense counsel in the same case. No person who has acted for the prosecution shall act later in the same case for the defense, nor shall any person who has acted for the defense act later in the same case for the prosecution.(b) Trial counsel or defense counsel detailed for a general or special court-martial shall be a member of the bar of the highest court of the state, or a member of the bar of a federal court.(1967, P.A. 717, S. 28.)
CT Gen Stat § 27-169 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 507 - Connecticut Code of Military Justice|Section 27-169 - Court reporters. Interpreters.

 The convening authority of a general or special court-martial or court of inquiry shall detail or employ qualified court reporters, who shall record the proceedings of and testimony taken before that court. Under like regulations the convening authority of a military court may detail or employ interpreters who shall interpret for the court.(1967, P.A. 717, S. 29.)