{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-31-2a-2","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 31-2A-2","heading":"(Article 2.) Persons Subject to This Code; Jurisdiction.","body":"(a) This code applies to all members of the state military forces at all times and in all places.\n(b) Subject matter jurisdiction is established if a clear and convincing nexus exists between an offense, either military or non-military, and the state military force. When a member is in any duty status (State Active Duty (SAD), T.32 and T.10) then a rebuttable presumption exists that the nexus is established. A proper civilian court has primary jurisdiction of an offense when an act or omission violates civilian criminal law, foreign or domestic. Courts-martial shall have primary jurisdiction over all military offenses defined in this code.","path":["Title 31 Military Affairs and Civil Defense.","Chapter 2A Military Justice.","Part I General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=31-2A-2","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:53Z","sha256":"e565a4518dcd59aa898a5f9303dc4dffd11f6a5ad159cdbc5169e74b68e3f963","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-31-2a-1","next":"us-al/ala.-code-31-2a-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}