{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-26.05.450","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 26.05.450","heading":"Who may convene a general court-martial.","body":"(a) A general court-martial may be convened by\n(1) the governor;\n(2) the adjutant general;\n(3) the commanding officer of a force of the militia of the state;\n(4) the commanding officer of a division or a separate brigade;\n(5) the commanding officer of a separate wing.\n(b) If a commanding officer who is authorized to convene a general court-martial is the accuser in a matter, the court hearing the matter shall be convened by superior competent authority.\n(c) A superior authority may convene a case if the superior authority considers it desirable.","path":["Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace.","Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice.","Article 2. Military Justice."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#26.05.450","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:18:01Z","sha256":"741d19bec4f026a47415133f6aa5d1e1a81e1cc2974f6e6d855862bc49d36e69","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-26.05.445","next":"us-ak/as-26.05.455"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}