{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-29-119","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 29:119","heading":"Article 19. Special courts-martial","body":"A. Subject to Article 17 of this Code, special courts-martial have jurisdiction to try persons subject to this Code for any offense made punishable by this Code. A special courts-martial may not try a commissioned officer.\nB. In the National Guard not in federal service, 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, may convene special courts-martial. Special courts-martial may also be convened by superior authority.\nC. A special court-martial may sentence to:\n(1) A fine of not more than two hundred dollars.\n(2) Forfeiture of pay and allowances.\n(3) A reprimand.\n(4) Bad-conduct discharge or dishonorable discharge.\n(5) Reduction of a noncommissioned officer to the ranks.\n(6) Confinement of not more than twelve months.\n(7) Any combination of these punishments.\nD. If the charges and specifications are referred to a special court-martial consisting of a military judge alone under Article 16(A)(2)(b) of this Code:\n(1) The military judge may not sentence an accused to a bad-conduct discharge, nor confinement of more than six months, nor forfeiture of pay for more than six months.\n(2) With the consent of the parties, the military judge may appoint a military magistrate to preside over the special court-martial.","path":["TITLE 29. MILITARY, NAVAL, AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=85341","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:42Z","sha256":"f7353331528e63797cda679b13913c15907dbd13879f191af82e0e01e1d53b5b","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-29-24","next":"us-la/rs-29-121"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}