AS 26.05.435: Jurisdiction of a summary court-martial.

(a) Subject to AS 26.05.420, a summary court-martial has jurisdiction to try a member of the militia except officers, cadets, candidates, and midshipmen for an offense under this chapter.

(b) A person over whom a summary court-martial has jurisdiction may not be brought to trial before a summary court-martial if the person objects.

(c) If a person accused of an offense under this chapter objects to a summary court-martial under (b) of this section, the person may be ordered tried by special or general court-martial, as appropriate.

(d) A summary court-martial may, under the limitations as the governor may prescribe, impose a punishment not forbidden by the code of military justice, other than dismissal, dishonorable or bad-conduct discharge, confinement for more than one month, restriction to specified limits for more than two months, or forfeiture of more than two-thirds of one month's pay.