{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-64-406","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 12-64-406","heading":"Convening courts-martial","body":"(a) General, special, and summary courts-martial may be convened by the Governor or the commanding general of the organized militia. (b) Special courts-martial may be convened by the commanding officer of a garrison, fort, post, camp, air base, auxiliary air base, or other place where troops are on duty, or of a brigade, regiment, wing, group, detached battalion, separate squadron, or other detached command. (c) (1) Summary courts-martial consisting of one (1) commissioned officer may be convened by the commanding officer of a garrison, fort, post, camp, air base, auxiliary air base, or other place where the troops are on duty, or of a brigade, regiment, wing, group, detached battalion, squadron, company, or other detachment. (2) The proceedings shall be informal. Amended by Act 2017, No. 250,§ 29, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2015, No. 1003,§ 14, eff. 7/22/2015. Acts 1969, No. 50, §§ 68-70; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 11-623 -- 11-625.\n\n(a) General, special, and summary courts-martial may be convened by the Governor or the commanding general of the organized militia.\n\n(b) Special courts-martial may be convened by the commanding officer of a garrison, fort, post, camp, air base, auxiliary air base, or other place where troops are on duty, or of a brigade, regiment, wing, group, detached battalion, separate squadron, or other detached command.\n\n(c) (1) Summary courts-martial consisting of one (1) commissioned officer may be convened by the commanding officer of a garrison, fort, post, camp, air base, auxiliary air base, or other place where the troops are on duty, or of a brigade, regiment, wing, group, detached battalion, squadron, company, or other detachment. (2) The proceedings shall be informal.\n\n(1) Summary courts-martial consisting of one (1) commissioned officer may be convened by the commanding officer of a garrison, fort, post, camp, air base, auxiliary air base, or other place where the troops are on duty, or of a brigade, regiment, wing, group, detached battalion, squadron, company, or other detachment.\n\n(2) The proceedings shall be informal.","path":["AR Code","Title 12","Chapter 64","Subchapter 4"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"2bdabee5c0ce1fcde24a286833533d82e1b0088048e4049d10b6ea3125a90d37","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-64-405","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-64-407"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}