{"data":{"id":"us-de/20-del.-c.-154","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"20 Del. C. § 154","heading":"Summary courts-martial.","body":"(a) A commander of any unit of the Delaware National Guard may be appropriate order convene a summary court-martial consisting of 1 officer.\n(b) A summary court-martial may impose a sentence of:\n(1) A fine of not more than the member’s pay and allowances for 4 unit training assemblies.\n(2) Forfeiture of the member’s pay and allowances for up to 4 unit training assemblies.\n(3) Reduction of any noncommissioned officer or enlisted person to any rank within the promotional authority of the appointing authority; or\n(4) Any combination of these punishments.\n(c) Any sentence imposed by a summary court-martial shall not become effective until acted upon by the convening authority in accordance with the Manual for Courts-Martial of the United States.","path":["Title 20. Military and Civil Defense","Military","CHAPTER 1. Delaware National Guard","Subchapter IV. Courts-Martial and Sentences"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title20/c001/sc04/index.html#154","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:26Z","sha256":"1d6ee244519a713da39611632faf151d2785bb8cdf4eaf641d293ae975c6727c","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/20-del.-c.-153","next":"us-de/20-del.-c.-155"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}