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2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-63. - Initial action on the record.

§ 30-13-63. Initial action on the record.
After a trial by court-martial, the record shall be forwarded to the convening authority, as reviewing authority, and action thereon may be taken by the person who convened the court, a commissioned officer commanding for the time being, a successor in command, or the governor.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-63; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-64. - Opinion of judge advocate.

§ 30-13-64. Opinion of judge advocate.
The convening authority shall refer the record of each court-martial to the staff judge advocate or, in the absence of a staff judge advocate on the staff of the convening authority, to the staff judge advocate of the next higher command, who shall submit his or her written opinion thereon to the convening authority. If the final action of the court has resulted in an acquittal of all charges and specifications, the opinion shall be limited to questions of jurisdiction.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-64; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-65. - Reconsideration and revision of record.

§ 30-13-65. Reconsideration and revision of record.
(a)
If a specification before a court-martial has been dismissed on motion and the ruling does not amount to a finding of not guilty, the convening authority may return the record to the court for reconsideration of the ruling and any further appropriate action.
(b)
Where there is an apparent error or omission in the record or where the record shows improper or inconsistent action by a court-martial with respect to a finding or sentence that can be rectified without material prejudice to the substantial rights of the accused, the convening authority may return the record to the court for appropriate action. In no case, however, may the record be returned:
(1)
For reconsideration of a finding of not guilty or a ruling that amounts to a finding of not guilty;
(2)
For reconsideration of a finding of not guilty of any charge, unless the record shows a finding of guilty under a specification laid under that charge, which sufficiently alleges a violation of some section of this code; or
(3)
For increasing the severity of the sentence unless the sentence prescribed for the offense is mandatory.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-65; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 2, § 37.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-66. - Rehearings.

§ 30-13-66. Rehearings.
(a)
If the convening authority disapproves the findings and sentence of a court-martial, he or she may, except where there is lack of sufficient evidence in the record to support the findings, order a rehearing. In that case, the convening authority shall state the reasons for disapproval. If the convening authority disapproves the findings and sentence and does not order a rehearing, he or she shall dismiss the charges.
(b)
Each rehearing shall take place before a court-martial composed of members not members of the court-martial that first heard the case. Upon a rehearing, the accused may not be tried for any offense of which he or she was found not guilty by the first court-martial, and no sentence in excess of, or more severe than, the original sentence may be imposed, unless the sentence is based upon a finding of guilty of an offense not considered upon the merits in the original proceedings, or unless the sentence prescribed for the offense is mandatory.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-66; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 2, § 37.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-67. - Approval by convening authority.

§ 30-13-67. Approval by convening authority.
In acting on the findings and sentence of a court-martial, the convening authority may approve only such findings of guilty, and the sentence or such a part or amount of the sentence, as he or she finds correct in law and fact and as he or she in his or her discretion determines should be approved. Unless the convening authority indicates otherwise, approval of the sentence is approval of the findings and sentence.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-67; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-69. - Error of law — Lesser included offense.

§ 30-13-69. Error of law — Lesser included offense.
(a)
A finding or sentence of a court-martial may not be held incorrect on the ground of an error of law unless the error materially prejudices the substantial rights of the accused.
(b)
Any reviewing authority with the power to approve or affirm a finding of guilty may approve or affirm so much of the finding as includes a lesser included offense.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-69; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-70. - Review counsel.

§ 30-13-70. Review counsel.
(a)
Upon the final review of a sentence of a general court-martial or of a sentence to a bad-conduct discharge, the accused has the right to be represented by counsel before the reviewing authority, before the staff judge advocate or legal officer, as the case may be, and before the state judge advocate.
(b)
Upon the request of an accused entitled to be so represented, the state judge advocate shall appoint a lawyer who is a member of the state military forces and who has the qualifications prescribed in § 30-13-29, if available, to represent the accused before the reviewing authority, before the staff judge advocate or legal officer, as the case may be, and before the state judge advocate, in the review of cases specified in subsection (a) of this section.
(c)
If provided by him or her, an accused entitled to be so represented may be represented by civilian counsel before the reviewing authority, before the staff judge advocate or legal officer, as the case may be, and before the state judge advocate.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-70; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-71. - Vacation of suspension.

§ 30-13-71. Vacation of suspension.
(a)
Before the vacation of the suspension of a special court-martial sentence that, as approved, includes a bad-conduct discharge, or of any general court-martial sentence, the officer having special court-martial jurisdiction over the probationer shall hold a hearing on the alleged violation of probation. The probationer shall be represented at the hearing by counsel if he or she so desires.
(b)
The record of the hearing and the recommendation of the officer having special court-martial jurisdiction shall be sent for action to the governor in cases involving a general court-martial sentence and to the commanding officer of the force of the state military forces of which the probationer is a member in all other cases covered by subsection (a) of this section. If the governor or commanding officer vacates the suspension, any unexecuted part of the sentence, except a dismissal, shall be executed.
(c)
The suspension of any other sentence may be vacated by any authority competent to convene, for the command in which the accused is serving or assigned, a court of the kind that imposed the sentence.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-71; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 2, § 37.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-72. - Petition for new trial.

§ 30-13-72. Petition for new trial.
At any time within two (2) years after approval by the convening authority of a court-martial sentence that extends to dismissal, or dishonorable or bad-conduct discharge, the accused may petition the governor for a new trial on the grounds of newly discovered evidence or fraud on the court-martial.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-72; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 2, § 37.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-73. - Remission and suspension of sentence — Substitution of administrative discharge.

§ 30-13-73. Remission and suspension of sentence — Substitution of administrative discharge.
(a)
A convening authority may remit or suspend any part or amount of the unexecuted part of any sentence, including all uncollected forfeitures.
(b)
The governor may, for good cause, substitute an administrative form of discharge for a discharge or dismissal executed in accordance with the sentence of a court-martial.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-73; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-74. - Restoration following sentence set aside.

§ 30-13-74. Restoration following sentence set aside.
(a)
Under such regulations as the governor may prescribe, all rights, privileges, and property affected by an executed part of a court-martial sentence that has been set aside or disapproved, except an executed dismissal or discharge, shall be restored unless a new trial or rehearing is ordered and the executed part is included in a sentence imposed upon a new trial or rehearing.
(b)
If a previously executed sentence of dishonorable or bad-conduct discharge is not imposed on a new trial, the governor shall substitute therefor a form of discharge authorized for administrative issuance unless the accused is to serve out the remainder of his or her enlistment.
(c)
If a previously executed sentence of dismissal is not imposed on a new trial, the governor shall substitute therefor a form of discharge authorized for administrative issue and the commissioned officer dismissed by that sentence may be reappointed by the governor alone to such a commissioned grade and with such rank as in the opinion of the governor that former officer would have attained had he or she not been dismissed. The reappointment of such a former officer may be made if a position vacancy is available under applicable tables of organization. All time between the dismissal and reappointment shall be considered as service for all purposes.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-74; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 2, § 37.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-75. - Finality of proceedings, findings, and sentences.

§ 30-13-75. Finality of proceedings, findings, and sentences.
The proceedings, findings, and sentences of courts-martial as reviewed and approved, as required by this code, and all dismissals and discharges carried into execution under sentences by courts-martial following review and approval, as required by this code, are final and conclusive. Orders publishing the proceedings of courts-martial and all actions taken pursuant to those proceedings are binding upon all departments, courts, agencies, and officers of the state, subject only to action upon a petition for a new trial as provided in § 30-13-72 of this code.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-75; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-76. - Persons to be tried or punished.

§ 30-13-76. Persons to be tried or punished.
No person may be tried or punished for any offense provided for in §§ 30-13-77 — 30-13-120, unless it was committed while that person was in a duty status.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-76; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-77. - Principals.

§ 30-13-77. Principals.
Any person subject to this code who:
(1)
Commits an offense punishable by this code, or aids, abets, counsels, commands, or procures its commission; or
(2)
Causes an act to be done that if directly performed by that person would be punishable by this code; is a principal.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-77; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 2, § 37.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-78. - Accessory after the fact.

§ 30-13-78. Accessory after the fact.
Any person subject to this code who, knowing that an offense punishable by this code has been committed, receives, comforts, or assists the offender in order to hinder or prevent the offender’s apprehension, trial, or punishment shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-78; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-79. - Lesser included offenses.

§ 30-13-79. Lesser included offenses.
An accused may be found guilty of an offense necessarily included in the offense charged or of an attempt to commit either the offense charged or an offense necessarily included therein.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-79; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-80. - Attempts.

§ 30-13-80. Attempts.
(a)
An act done with specific intent to commit an offense under this code, amounting to more than mere preparation and tending, even though failing to effect its commission, is an attempt to commit that offense.
(b)
Any person subject to this code who attempts to commit any offense punishable by this code shall be punished as a court-martial may direct, unless otherwise specifically prescribed.
(c)
Any person subject to this code may be convicted of an attempt to commit an offense although it appears on the trial that the offense was consummated.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-80; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-81. - Conspiracy.

§ 30-13-81. Conspiracy.
Any person subject to this code who conspires with any other person to commit an offense under this code shall, if one or more of the conspirators does an act to effect the object of the conspiracy, be punished as a court-martial may direct.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-81; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-82. - Solicitation.

§ 30-13-82. Solicitation.
(a)
Any person subject to this code who solicits or advises another or others to desert in violation of § 30-13-85 or mutiny in violation of § 30-13-94 shall, if the offense solicited or advised is attempted or committed, be punished with the punishment provided for the commission of the offense, but, if the offense solicited or advised is not committed or attempted, that person shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(b)
Any person subject to this code who solicits or advises another or others to commit an act of misbehavior before the enemy in violation of § 30-13-99 of this code or sedition in violation of § 30-13-94 shall, if the offense solicited or advised is committed, be punished with the punishment provided for the commission of the offense, but, if the offense solicited or advised is not committed, that person shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-82; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-83. - Fraudulent enlistment, appointment, or separation.

§ 30-13-83. Fraudulent enlistment, appointment, or separation.
Any person who:
(1)
Procures his or her own enlistment or appointment in the state military forces by knowingly false representation or deliberate concealment as to his or her qualifications for that enlistment or appointment and receives pay or allowances thereunder; or
(2)
Procures his or her own separation from the state military forces by knowingly false representation or deliberate concealment as to his or her eligibility for that separation;
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-83; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-84. - Unlawful enlistment, appointment, or separation.

§ 30-13-84. Unlawful enlistment, appointment, or separation.
Any person subject to this code who effects an enlistment or appointment in, or a separation from, the state military forces of any person, who is known to him or her to be ineligible for that enlistment, appointment, or separation because it is prohibited by law, regulation, or order, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-84; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-85. - Desertion.

§ 30-13-85. Desertion.
(a)
Any member of the state military forces who:
(1)
Without authority goes or remains absent from his or her unit, organization, or place of duty with intent to remain away therefrom permanently;
(2)
Quits his or her unit, organization, or place of duty with intent to avoid hazardous duty or to shirk important service; or
(3)
Without being regularly separated from one of the state military forces enlists or accepts an appointment in the same or another one of the state military forces, or in one of the armed forces of the United States, without fully disclosing the fact that he or she has not been regularly separated;
is guilty of desertion.
(b)
Any commissioned officer of the state military forces who, after tender of his or her resignation and before notice of its acceptance, quits his or her post or proper duties without leave and with intent to remain away therefrom permanently is guilty of desertion.
(c)
Any person found guilty of desertion or attempt to desert shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-85; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-86. - Absence without leave.

§ 30-13-86. Absence without leave.
Any person subject to this code who, without authority:
(1)
Fails to go to his or her appointed place of duty at the time prescribed;
(2)
Goes from that place; or
(3)
Absents himself or herself or remains absent from his or her unit, organization, or place of duty at which he or she is required to be at the time prescribed;
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-86; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-87. - Missing movement.

§ 30-13-87. Missing movement.
Any person subject to this code who, through neglect or design, misses the movement of a ship, aircraft, or unit with which he or she is required in the course of duty to move shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-87; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-88. - Contempt towards officials.

§ 30-13-88. Contempt towards officials.
Any person subject to this code who uses contemptuous words against the president, the governor of this state, or the governor of any other state, territory, commonwealth, or possession in which that person may be serving shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-88; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-89. - Disrespect towards superior commissioned officer.

§ 30-13-89. Disrespect towards superior commissioned officer.
Any person subject to this code who behaves with disrespect towards his or her superior commissioned officer shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-89; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-90. - Assaulting or willfully disobeying superior commissioned officer.

§ 30-13-90. Assaulting or willfully disobeying superior commissioned officer.
Any person subject to this code who:
(1)
Strikes his or her superior commissioned officer, or draws or lifts up any weapon, or offers any violence against that officer while he or she is in the execution of his or her office; or
(2)
Willfully disobeys a lawful command of his or her superior commissioned officer;
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-90; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-91. - Insubordinate conduct toward warrant officer, non-commissioned officer, petty officer, or specialist.

§ 30-13-91. Insubordinate conduct toward warrant officer, non-commissioned officer, petty officer, or specialist.
Any warrant officer or enlisted member who:
(1)
Strikes or assaults a warrant officer, non-commissioned officer, petty officer, or specialist above the grade E-4 while that person is in the execution of his or her office;
(2)
Willfully disobeys the lawful order of a warrant officer, non-commissioned officer, petty officer, or specialist above the grade of E-4;
(3)
Treats with contempt or is disrespectful in language or deportment toward a warrant officer, non-commissioned officer, petty officer, or specialist above the grade of E-4 while that person is in the execution of his or her office;
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-91; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-92. - Failure to obey order or regulation — Derelict performance.

§ 30-13-92. Failure to obey order or regulation — Derelict performance.
Any person subject to this code who:
(1)
Violates or fails to obey any lawful general order or regulation;
(2)
Having knowledge of any other lawful order issued by a member of the state military forces that it is that person’s duty to obey, fails to obey the order; or
(3)
Is derelict in the performance of his or her duties;
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-92; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 2, § 37.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-93. - Cruelty and maltreatment.

§ 30-13-93. Cruelty and maltreatment.
Any person subject to this code who is guilty of cruelty toward, or oppression or maltreatment of, any person subject to his or her orders shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-93; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-94. - Mutiny or sedition.

§ 30-13-94. Mutiny or sedition.
(a)
Any person subject to this code who:
(1)
With intent to usurp or override lawful military authority refuses, in concert with any other person, to obey orders or otherwise do his or her duty or creates any violence or disturbance is guilty of mutiny;
(2)
With intent to cause the overthrow or destruction of lawful civil authority, creates, in concert with any other person, revolt, violence, or other disturbance against that authority is guilty of sedition; or
(3)
Fails to do his or her utmost to prevent and suppress a mutiny or sedition being committed in that person’s presence, or fails to take all reasonable means to inform his or her superior commissioned officer or commanding officer of a mutiny or sedition which that person knows or has reason to believe is taking place, is guilty of a failure to suppress or report a mutiny or sedition.
(b)
A person who is found guilty of attempted mutiny, mutiny, sedition, or failure to suppress or report a mutiny or sedition shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-94; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-95. - Resistance, breach of arrest, and escape.

§ 30-13-95. Resistance, breach of arrest, and escape.
Any person subject to this code who resists apprehension or breaks arrest or who escapes from physical restraint lawfully imposed shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-95; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-96. - Releasing prisoner without proper authority.

§ 30-13-96. Releasing prisoner without proper authority.
Any person subject to this code who, without proper authority, releases any prisoner committed to that person’s charge, or who through neglect or design suffers that prisoner to escape, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct, whether or not the prisoner was committed in strict compliance with law.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-96; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-97. - Unlawful detention of another.

§ 30-13-97. Unlawful detention of another.
Any person subject to this code who, except as provided by law or regulation, apprehends, arrests, or confines any person shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-97; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-98. - Noncompliance with procedural rules.

§ 30-13-98. Noncompliance with procedural rules.
Any person subject to this code who:
(1)
Is responsible for unnecessary delay in the disposition of any case of a person accused of an offense under this code; or
(2)
Knowingly and intentionally fails to enforce or comply with any provision of this code regulating the proceedings before, during, or after the trial of an accused;
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-98; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-99. - Misbehavior before the enemy.

§ 30-13-99. Misbehavior before the enemy.
Any person subject to this code who before or in the presence of the enemy:
(1)
Runs away;
(2)
Shamefully abandons, surrenders, or delivers up any command, unit, place, or military property that it is his or her duty to defend;
(3)
Through disobedience, neglect, or intentional misconduct endangers the safety of any such command, unit, place, or military property that it is his or her duty to defend;
(4)
Casts away his or her arms or ammunition;
(5)
Is guilty of cowardly conduct;
(6)
Quits his or her place of duty to plunder or pillage;
(7)
Causes false alarms in any command, unit, or place under control of the armed forces of the United States or the state military forces;
(8)
Willfully fails to do his or her utmost to encounter, engage, capture, or destroy any enemy troops, combatants, vessels, aircraft, or any other thing, that it is his or her duty so to encounter, engage, capture, or destroy; or
(9)
Does not afford all practicable relief and assistance to any troops, combatants, vessels, or aircraft of the armed forces belonging to the United States or their allies, to the state, or to any other state, when engaged in battle;
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-99; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 2, § 37.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-100. - Subordinate compelling surrender.

§ 30-13-100. Subordinate compelling surrender.
Any person subject to this code who compels, or attempts to compel, the commander of any of the state military forces of the state, or of any other state, to give the command up to an enemy or to abandon it, or who strikes the colors or flag to an enemy without proper authority, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-100; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-101. - Improper use of countersign.

§ 30-13-101. Improper use of countersign.
Any person subject to this code who, in time of war, discloses the parole or countersign to any person not entitled to receive it, or who gives to another who is entitled to receive and use the parole or countersign a different parole or countersign from that which, to his or her knowledge, he or she was authorized and required to give, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-101; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-102. - Forcing a safeguard.

§ 30-13-102. Forcing a safeguard.
Any person subject to this code who forces a safeguard shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-102; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-103. - Captured or abandoned property.

§ 30-13-103. Captured or abandoned property.
(a)
All persons subject to this code shall secure all public property taken from the enemy for the service of the United States, and shall give notice and turn over to the proper authority, without delay, all captured or abandoned property in their possession, custody, or control.
(b)
Any person subject to this code who:
(1)
Fails to carry out the duties prescribed in subsection (a) of this section;
(2)
Buys, sells, trades, or in any way deals in or disposes of captured or abandoned property, whereby that person receives or expects any profit, benefit, or advantage to himself or herself or another directly or indirectly connected with himself or herself; or
(3)
Engages in looting or pillaging;
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-103; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-104. - Aiding the enemy.

§ 30-13-104. Aiding the enemy.
Any person subject to this code who:
(1)
Aids, or attempts to aid, the enemy with arms, ammunition, supplies, money, or other things; or
(2)
Without proper authority, knowingly harbors or protects, or gives intelligence to, or communicates or corresponds with, or holds any intercourse with, the enemy, either directly or indirectly;
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-104; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-105. - Misconduct of prisoner of war.

§ 30-13-105. Misconduct of prisoner of war.
Any person subject to this code who, while in the hands of the enemy in time of war:
(1)
For the purpose of securing favorable treatment by his or her captors, acts without proper authority in a manner contrary to law, custom, or regulation, to the detriment of others of whatever nationality held by the enemy as civilian or military prisoners; or
(2)
While in a position of authority over other persons maltreats them without justifiable cause;
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-105; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-106. - False official statements.

§ 30-13-106. False official statements.
Any person subject to this code who, with intent to deceive, signs any false record, return, regulation, order, or other official document, knowing it to be false, or makes any other false official statement knowing it to be false, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-106; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-107. - Military property — Loss, damage, destruction, or wrongful disposition.

§ 30-13-107. Military property — Loss, damage, destruction, or wrongful disposition.
Any person subject to this code who, without proper authority:
(1)
Sells or otherwise disposes of;
(2)
Willfully or through neglect damages, destroys, or loses; or
(3)
Willfully or through neglect suffers to be damaged, destroyed, sold, or wrongfully disposed of;
any military property of the United States, or of the state, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-107; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-108. - Property other than military property — Waste, spoilage, or destruction.

§ 30-13-108. Property other than military property — Waste, spoilage, or destruction.
Any person subject to this code who, while in a duty status, willfully or recklessly wastes, spoils, or otherwise willfully and wrongfully destroys or damages any property other than military property of the United States, or of the state, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-108; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-109. - Improper hazarding of vessel.

§ 30-13-109. Improper hazarding of vessel.
(a)
Any person subject to this code who willfully and wrongfully hazards or suffers to be hazarded any vessel of the armed forces of the United States, or of the state military forces, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(b)
Any person subject to this code who negligently hazards or suffers to be hazarded any vessel of the armed forces of the United States, or of the state military forces, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-109; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-110. - Drunken or reckless driving.

§ 30-13-110. Drunken or reckless driving.
Any person subject to this code who operates any vehicle while drunk, or in a reckless or wanton manner, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-110; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-111. - Drunk on duty — Sleeping on post — Leaving post before relief.

§ 30-13-111. Drunk on duty — Sleeping on post — Leaving post before relief.
Any person subject to this code who is found drunk on duty or sleeping upon his or her post, or who leaves his or her post before being regularly relieved, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-111; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 2, § 37.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-112. - Dueling.

§ 30-13-112. Dueling.
Any person subject to this code who fights or promotes, or is concerned in or connives at fighting a duel, or who, having knowledge of a challenge sent or about to be sent, fails to report the fact promptly to the proper authority, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-112; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-113. - Malingering.

§ 30-13-113. Malingering.
Any person subject to this code who for the purpose of avoiding work, duty, or service in the state military forces:
(1)
Feigns illness, physical disablement, mental lapse, or derangement; or
(2)
Intentionally inflicts self-injury;
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-113; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-114. - Riot or breach of peace.

§ 30-13-114. Riot or breach of peace.
Any person subject to this code who causes or participates in any riot or breach of the peace shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-114; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-115. - Provoking speeches or gestures.

§ 30-13-115. Provoking speeches or gestures.
Any person subject to this code who uses provoking or reproachful words or gestures towards any other person subject to this code shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-115; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-116. - Perjury.

§ 30-13-116. Perjury.
Any person subject to this code who, in a judicial proceeding or in a course of justice conducted under this code, willfully and corruptly gives, upon a lawful oath or in any form allowed by law to be substituted for an oath, any false testimony material to the issue or matter of inquiry is guilty of perjury and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-116; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-117. - Frauds against government.

§ 30-13-117. Frauds against government.
Any person subject to this code:
(1)
Who, knowing it to be false or fraudulent:
(A)
Makes any claim against the United States, the state, or any officer thereof; or
(B)
Presents to any person in the civil, or military service thereof, for approval or payment any claim against the United States, the state, or any officer thereof;
(2)
Who, for the purpose of obtaining the approval, allowance, or payment of any claim against the United States, the state, or any officer thereof:
(A)
Makes or uses any writing or other paper knowing it to contain any false or fraudulent statements;
(B)
Makes any oath to any fact or to any writing or other paper knowing the oath to be false; or
(C)
Forges or counterfeits any signature upon any writing or other paper, or uses that signature knowing it to be forged or counterfeited;
(3)
Who, having charge, possession, custody, or control of any money, or other property, of the United States or the state, furnished or intended for the armed forces of the United States or the state military forces, knowingly delivers to any person, having authority to receive it, any amount thereof less than that for which he or she receives a certificate or receipt; or
(4)
Who, being authorized to make or deliver any paper certifying the receipt of any property of the United States or the state, furnished or intended for the armed forces of the United States or the state military forces, makes or delivers to any person that writing without having full knowledge of the truth of the statements therein contained and with intent to defraud the United States or the state;
shall, upon conviction, be punished as a court-martial may direct.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-117; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-118. - Larceny and wrongful appropriation.

§ 30-13-118. Larceny and wrongful appropriation.
(a)
Any person subject to this code who wrongfully takes, obtains, or withholds, by any means, from the possession of the owner or of any other person any money, personal property, or article of value of any kind:
(1)
With intent permanently to deprive or defraud another person of the use and benefit of that property or to appropriate it to his or her own use or the use of any person other than the owner, steals that property, is guilty of larceny; or
(2)
With intent temporarily to deprive or defraud another person of the use and benefit of that property or to appropriate it to his or her own use or the use of any person other than the owner, is guilty of wrongful appropriation.
(b)
Any person found guilty of larceny or wrongful appropriation shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-118; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 2, § 37.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-119. - Unbecoming conduct.

§ 30-13-119. Unbecoming conduct.
Any commissioned officer who is convicted of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman, or unbecoming an officer and a lady, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-119; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-120. - General disorders and neglect.

§ 30-13-120. General disorders and neglect.
Though not specifically mentioned in this code, all disorders and neglects to the prejudice of good order and discipline in the state military forces, of which persons subject to this code may be guilty, shall be taken cognizance of by a general, special, or summary court-martial, according to the nature and degree of the offense, and shall be punished at the discretion of that court. However, cognizance may not be taken of, and jurisdiction may not be extended to, the crimes of murder, manslaughter, rape, robbery, maiming, sodomy, arson, extortion, assault, burglary, or housebreaking, jurisdiction of which is reserved to civil courts.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-120; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-121. - Courts of inquiry.

§ 30-13-121. Courts of inquiry.
(a)
Courts of inquiry to investigate any matter may be convened by the governor or by any other person designated by the governor for that purpose, whether or not the persons involved have requested an inquiry.
(b)
A court of inquiry consists of three (3) or more commissioned officers. For each court of inquiry, the convening authority shall also appoint counsel for the court.
(c)
Any person subject to this code whose conduct is subject to inquiry shall be designated as a party. Any person subject to this code or employed in military or naval affairs of the state, who has a direct interest in the subject of inquiry, has the right to be designated as a party upon request to the court. Any person designated as a party shall be given due notice and has the right to be present, to be represented by counsel, to cross-examine witnesses, and to introduce evidence.
(d)
Members of a court of inquiry may be challenged by a party, but only for cause stated to the court.
(e)
The members, counsel, reporter, and interpreters of courts of inquiry shall take an oath or affirmation to faithfully perform their duties.
(f)
Witnesses may be summoned to appear and testify and be examined before courts of inquiry, as provided for courts-martial.
(g)
Courts of inquiry shall make findings of fact but may not express opinions or make recommendations unless required to do so by the convening authority.
(h)
Each court of inquiry shall keep a record of its proceedings that shall be authenticated by the signatures of the president and counsel for the court and forwarded to the convening authority. If the record cannot be authenticated by the president, it shall be signed by a member in lieu of the president. If the record cannot be authenticated by counsel for the court, it shall be signed by a member in lieu of counsel.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-121; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 2, § 37.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-13 - Rhode Island Code of Military Justice › Section 30-13-122. - Authority to administer oaths.

§ 30-13-122. Authority to administer oaths.
(a)
The following members of the state military forces may administer oaths for the purposes of military administration, including military justice, and affidavits may be taken for those purposes before persons having the general powers of a notary public:
(1)
The state judge advocate and all assistant state judge advocates;
(2)
All law specialists;
(3)
All summary courts-martial;
(4)
All adjutants, assistant adjutants, acting adjutants, and personnel adjutants;
(5)
All commanding officers of the naval militia;
(6)
All legal officers;
(7)
The president, law officer, trial counsel, and assistant trial counsel for all general and special courts-martial;
(8)
The president and counsel for the court of any court of inquiry;
(9)
All officers designated to take a deposition;
(10)
All persons detailed to conduct an investigation; and
(11)
All other persons designated by regulations of the governor.
(b)
Officers of the state military forces may not be authorized to administer oaths as provided in this section unless they are on active duty in or with those forces under orders of the governor as prescribed in this code.
(c)
The signature without seal of any above-mentioned person, together with the title of that person’s office, is prima facie evidence of his or her authority.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-122; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.