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RI Gen L § 30-13-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice|Section 30-13-13 - Punishment prohibited before trial.

§ 30-13-13. Punishment prohibited before trial.Subject to § 30-13-60, no person, while being held for trial or pending the result of trial, may be subjected to punishment or penalty other than arrest or confinement upon the charges pending against that person, nor shall the arrest or confinement imposed upon him or her be any more rigorous than the circumstances require to insure his or her presence, but he or she may be subjected to minor punishment during that period for infractions of discipline.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 30-13-13; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
RI Gen L § 30-13-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice|Section 30-13-14 - Delivery of offenders to civil authorities.

§ 30-13-14. Delivery of offenders to civil authorities.(a) Under such regulations as may be prescribed under this code, a person subject to this code who is accused of an offense against civil authority may be delivered, upon request, and upon direction of the governor so to do, to the civil authority for trial.(b) When delivery under this section is made to any civil authority of a person undergoing sentence of a court-martial, and the delivery, if followed by conviction in a civil tribunal, interrupts the execution of the sentence of the court-martial, the offender, after having answered to the civil authorities for his or her offense, shall, upon the request of competent military authority, be returned to military custody for the completion of his or her sentence.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 30-13-14; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
RI Gen L § 30-13-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice|Section 30-13-16 - Courts-martial - Composition.

§ 30-13-16. Courts-martial — Composition.(a) In the state military forces not in federal service, there are general, special, and summary courts-martial constituted like similar courts of the armed forces of the United States. They have the jurisdiction and powers, except as to punishments, and shall follow the forms and procedures provided for those courts.(b) The three (3) kinds of courts-martial are:(1) General courts-martial, consisting of a law officer and not less than five (5) members;(2) Special courts-martial, consisting of not less than three (3) members; and(3) Summary courts-martial, consisting of one commissioned officer of a rank not less than major.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 30-13-16; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
RI Gen L § 30-13-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice|Section 30-13-17 - Jurisdiction of courts-martial - In general.

§ 30-13-17. Jurisdiction of courts-martial — In general.Each force of the state military forces has court-martial jurisdiction over all persons subject to this code. The exercise of jurisdiction by one force over the personnel of another force shall be in accordance with regulations prescribed by the governor.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 30-13-17; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
RI Gen L § 30-13-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice|Section 30-13-18 - Jurisdiction of general courts-martial.

§ 30-13-18. Jurisdiction of general courts-martial.Subject to § 30-13-17, general courts-martial 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) Confinement with hard labor for not more than two hundred (200) days;(2) A fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200);(3) Forfeiture of pay and allowances of not more than two hundred dollars ($200);(4) Dismissal, bad conduct discharge, or dishonorable discharge;(5) A reprimand;(6) Reduction of enlisted persons to a lower grade; or(7) Any combination of these punishments.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 30-13-18; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
RI Gen L § 30-13-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice|Section 30-13-19 - Jurisdiction of special courts-martial.

§ 30-13-19. Jurisdiction of special courts-martial.Subject to § 30-13-17, special courts-martial 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) Confinement with hard labor for not more than one hundred (100) days;(2) A fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100);(3) Forfeiture of pay and allowances of not more than one hundred dollars ($100);(4) A reprimand;(5) Reduction of enlisted persons to a lower grade; or(6) Any combination of these punishments.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 30-13-19; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
RI Gen L § 30-13-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice|Section 30-13-20 - Jurisdiction of summary courts-martial.

§ 30-13-20. Jurisdiction of summary courts-martial.(a) Subject to § 30-13-17, summary courts-martial 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 may be brought to trial before a summary court-martial if that person objects thereto, unless under § 30-13-15 he or she 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 § 30-13-15, trial shall be ordered by special or general court-martial, as may be appropriate.(c) A summary court-martial may, under such limitations as the governor may prescribe, adjudge any of the following punishments:(1) Confinement with hard labor for not more than twenty-five (25) days;(2) A fine of not more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00);(3) Forfeiture of pay and allowances of not more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00);(4) A reprimand;(5) Reduction of enlisted persons to a lower grade; or(6) Any combination of these punishments.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 30-13-20; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
RI Gen L § 30-13-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice|Section 30-13-21 - Sentences to be approved by governor.

§ 30-13-21. Sentences to be approved by governor.No sentence of dismissal, bad conduct discharge, or dishonorable discharge may be executed until it is approved by the governor.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 30-13-21; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
RI Gen L § 30-13-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice|Section 30-13-22 - Record of proceedings if dishonorable discharge, bad conduct discharge, or dismissal adjudged.

§ 30-13-22. Record of proceedings if dishonorable discharge, bad conduct discharge, or dismissal adjudged.A dishonorable discharge, bad conduct discharge, or dismissal may not be adjudged by any court-martial unless a complete record of the proceedings and testimony before the court has been made.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 30-13-22; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
RI Gen L § 30-13-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice|Section 30-13-23 - Confinement in default of payment of fine.

§ 30-13-23. Confinement in default of payment of fine.All courts-martial shall have power to sentence, in the alternative, to confinement in default of payment of a fine imposed by the court. In these cases, the court shall fix a reasonable time within which the fine shall be paid; provided, however, that the sentence of confinement shall not exceed one day for each five dollars ($5.00) of fine imposed.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 30-13-23; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 2, § 37.
RI Gen L § 30-13-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice|Section 30-13-24 - Who may convene general courts-martial.

§ 30-13-24. Who may convene general courts-martial.In the state military forces, general courts-martial may be convened by the governor or the adjutant general.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 30-13-24; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
RI Gen L § 30-13-25 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice|Section 30-13-25 - Who may convene special courts-martial.

§ 30-13-25. Who may convene special courts-martial.(a) In the state military forces, 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 if not lower than a battalion or squadron level, may convene special courts-martial. Special courts-martial may also be convened by superior authority. When any commanding officer is an accuser, the court shall be convened by superior competent authority.(b) A special court-martial may not try a commissioned officer.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 30-13-25; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
RI Gen L § 30-13-26 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice|Section 30-13-26 - Who may convene summary courts-martial.

§ 30-13-26. Who 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, or other detachment of not less than battalion or squadron level, may convene a summary court-martial consisting of one commissioned officer of a rank not less than major. The proceedings shall be informal.(b) When only one commissioned officer is present with a command or detachment, that officer shall be the summary court-martial of that command or detachment and shall hear and determine all summary court-martial cases brought before him or her. Summary courts-martial may, however, be convened in any case by superior competent authority when considered desirable by him or her.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 30-13-26; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
RI Gen L § 30-13-27 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice|Section 30-13-27 - Who may serve on courts-martial.

§ 30-13-27. Who may serve on courts-martial.(a) Any commissioned officer of or on duty with the state military forces is eligible to serve on all courts-martial for the trial of any person who may lawfully be brought before these courts for trial.(b) Any warrant officer of, or on duty with, the state military forces is eligible to serve on general and special courts-martial for the trial of any person, other than a commissioned officer, who may lawfully be brought before these courts for trial.(c) (1) Any enlisted member of the state military forces who is not a member of the same unit as the accused is eligible to serve on general and special courts-martial for the trial of any enlisted member who may lawfully be brought before these courts for trial, but the enlisted member shall serve as a member of a court only if, before the convening of the court, the accused personally has requested, in writing, that enlisted members serve on it. After that request, the accused may not be tried by a general or special court-martial the membership of which does not include enlisted members in a number comprising at least one-third (⅓) of the total membership of the court, unless eligible members cannot be obtained on account of physical conditions or military exigencies. If these members cannot be obtained, the court may be convened and the trial held without them, but the convening authority shall make a detailed written statement, to be appended to the record, stating why they could not be obtained.(2) In this subsection, the word "unit" means any regularly organized body of the state military forces not larger than a company, a squadron, or a division of the naval militia, or a body corresponding to one of them.(d) When it can be avoided, no person subject to this code may be tried by a court-martial any member of which is junior to that person in rank or grade.(e) When convening a court-martial, the convening authority shall detail as members thereof such members as, in his or her opinion, are best qualified for duty by reason of age, education, training, experience, length of service, and judicial temperament. No member is eligible to serve as a member of a general or special court-martial when he or she is the accuser or a witness for the prosecution or has acted as investigating officer or as counsel in the same case. If within the command of the convening authority there is present and not otherwise disqualified a commissioned officer who is a member of the bar of the supreme court of the state and of appropriate rank and grade, the convening authority shall appoint that officer as president of a special court-martial. Although this requirement is binding on the convening authority, failure to meet it in any case does not divest a military court of jurisdiction.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 30-13-27; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
RI Gen L § 30-13-28 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice|Section 30-13-28 - Law officer of a general court-martial.

§ 30-13-28. Law officer of a general court-martial.(a) The authority convening a general court-martial shall detail as the law officer thereof a commissioned officer who is a member of the bar of the supreme court of the state, or a member of the bar of a federal court, and who is certified to be qualified for that duty by the state judge advocate. No person is eligible to act as law officer in a case if that person is the accuser or a witness for the prosecution or has acted as investigating officer or as counsel in the same case.(b) The law officer may not consult with the members of the court, other than on the form of the findings as provided in § 30-13-42, except in the presence of the accused, trial counsel, and defense counsel, nor may the law officer vote with the members of the court.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 30-13-28; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
RI Gen L § 30-13-29 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice|Section 30-13-29 - Detail of trial counsel and defense counsel.

§ 30-13-29. Detail of trial counsel 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 or she considers appropriate. No person who has acted as investigating officer, law officer, or court member in any case may act later as trial counsel, assistant trial counsel, or, unless expressly requested by the accused, defense counsel or assistant defense counsel in the same case. No person who has acted for the prosecution may act later in the same case for the defense, nor may 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 court-martial:(1) Must be a person who is a member of the bar of the supreme court of the state, or a member of the bar of a federal court; and(2) Must be certified as competent to perform these duties by the state judge advocate.(c) In the case of a special court-martial, if the trial counsel is qualified to act as counsel before a general court-martial, or is a member of the bar of the supreme court of the state, the defense counsel detailed by the convening authority must be a person similarly qualified.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 30-13-29; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
RI Gen L § 30-13-30 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice|Section 30-13-30 - Reporters and interpreters.

§ 30-13-30. Reporters and interpreters.Under such regulations as the governor may prescribe, 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.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 30-13-30; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
RI Gen L § 30-13-31 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice|Section 30-13-31 - Absent and additional court-martial members.

§ 30-13-31. Absent and additional court-martial members.(a) No member of a general or special court-martial may be absent or excused after the accused has been arraigned except for physical disability or as the result of a challenge or by order of the convening authority for good cause.(b) Whenever a general court-martial is reduced below five (5) members, the trial may not proceed unless the convening authority details new members sufficient in number to provide not less than five (5) members. When the new members have been sworn, the trial may proceed as if no evidence had previously been introduced.(c) Whenever a special court-martial is reduced below three (3) members, the trial may not proceed unless the convening authority details new members sufficient in number to provide not less than three (3) members. When the new members have been sworn, the trial shall proceed as if no evidence had previously been introduced.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 30-13-31; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
RI Gen L § 30-13-32 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice|Section 30-13-32 - Charges and specifications.

§ 30-13-32. Charges and specifications.(a) Charges and specifications shall be signed by a person subject to this code, under oath before a person authorized by this code to administer oaths, and shall state:(1) That the signer has personal knowledge of, or has investigated, the matters set forth therein; and(2) That they are true in fact to the best of the signer's knowledge and belief.(b) Upon the preferring of charges, the proper authority shall take immediate steps to determine what disposition should be made thereof in the interest of justice and discipline, and the person accused shall be informed of the charges against him or her as soon as practicable.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 30-13-32; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
RI Gen L § 30-13-33 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice|Section 30-13-33 - Compulsory self-incrimination prohibited.

§ 30-13-33. Compulsory self-incrimination prohibited.(a) No person subject to this code may compel any person to incriminate himself or herself or to answer any question the answer to which may tend to incriminate him or her.(b) No person subject to this code may interrogate, or request any statement from, an accused or a person suspected of an offense without first informing that person of the nature of the accusation and advising that person that he or she does not have to make any statement regarding the offense of which he or she is accused or suspected and that any statement made by that person may be used as evidence against him or her in a trial by court-martial.(c) No person subject to this code may compel any person to make a statement or produce evidence before any military tribunal if the statement or evidence is not material to the issue and may tend to degrade him or her.(d) No statement obtained from any person in violation of this section, or through the use of coercion, unlawful influence, or unlawful inducement may be received in evidence against him or her in a trial by court-martial.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 30-13-33; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
RI Gen L § 30-13-34 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice|Section 30-13-34 - Investigation.

§ 30-13-34. Investigation.(a) No charge or specification may be referred to a general court-martial for trial until a thorough and impartial investigation of all the matters set forth therein has been made. This investigation shall include inquiry as to the truth of the matter set forth in the charges, consideration of the form of charges, and a recommendation as to the disposition that should be made of the case in the interest of justice and discipline.(b) The accused shall be advised of the charges against him or her and of his or her right to be represented at that investigation by counsel. Upon the accused's own request, he or she shall be represented by civilian counsel if provided by him or her; or military counsel of his or her own selection if military counsel is reasonably available; or by counsel detailed by the officer exercising general court-martial jurisdiction over the command. At that investigation, full opportunity shall be given to the accused to cross-examine witnesses against him or her if they are available, and to present anything he or she may desire in his or her own behalf, either in defense or mitigation, and the investigating officer shall examine witnesses requested by the accused. If the charges are forwarded after the investigation, they shall be accompanied by a statement of the substance of the testimony taken on both sides and a copy thereof shall be given to the accused.(c) If an investigation of the subject matter of an offense has been conducted before the accused is charged with the offense, and if the accused was present at the investigation and afforded the opportunities for representation, cross-examinations, and presentation prescribed in subsection (b) of this section, no further investigation of that charge is necessary under this section unless it is demanded by the accused after he or she is informed of the charge. A demand for further investigation entitles the accused to recall witnesses for further cross-examination and to offer any new evidence in his or her own behalf.(d) The requirements of this section are binding on all persons administering this code, but failure to follow them does not divest a military court of jurisdiction.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 30-13-34; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 2, § 37.
RI Gen L § 30-13-35 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense|Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice|Section 30-13-35 - Forwarding of charges.

§ 30-13-35. Forwarding of charges.When a person is held for trial by general court-martial, the commanding officer shall, within eight (8) days after the accused is ordered into arrest or confinement, if practicable, forward the charges, together with the investigation and allied papers, to the governor. If that is not practicable, the commanding officer shall report, in writing, to the governor the reasons for delay.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 30-13-35; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.