{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-26.05.460","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 26.05.460","heading":"Who may convene a summary court-martial.","body":"(a) A summary court-martial may be convened by\n(1) a person who may convene a general or special court-martial;\n(2) the commanding officer of a detached company or other detachment or the commanding officer of a corresponding unit of the United States Army;\n(3) the commanding officer of a detached squadron or other detachment or the commanding officer of a corresponding unit of the United States Air Force; or\n(4) the commanding officer or officer in charge of any other command when empowered to do so by the adjutant general.\n(b) If 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. If the officer who is authorized to convene a summary court-martial is the accuser in the matter, the court hearing the matter shall be convened by a superior competent authority, if practicable.\n(c) A superior authority may convene a summary court-martial 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#26.05.460","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:18:01Z","sha256":"6d99e1dffc6581c5ac0e548042e402e8a97a102fab43fb284c33fc459a1b8ca8","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-26.05.455","next":"us-ak/as-26.05.465"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}