{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-33a-23","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33A, § 23","heading":"Who may convene special courts-martial","body":"Article 23. Who may convene special courts-martial.\n(a) Special courts-martial may be convened by:\n(1) any person who may convene a general court-martial;\n(2) the commanding officer of a garrison, fort, post, camp, station, air national guard base or naval base or station;\n(3) the commanding officer of a brigade, regiment, detached battalion or corresponding unit of the army;\n(4) the commanding officer of a wing, group, separate squadron or corresponding unit of the air force; or\n(5) the commanding officer or officer in charge of any other command when empowered by the adjutant general.\n(b) If an officer authorized under subsection (a) to convene special courts-martial is an accuser, the court shall be convened by superior competent authority and may, in any case, be convened by such superior authority if considered desirable by that authority.","path":["Part I","Title V","Chapter 33A"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleV/Chapter33A/Section23","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:23Z","sha256":"f4548823d383fdbf9eab1079e3f77ba7a7312fd1aa04be2ff086dd86dea3858d","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-33a-22","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-33a-24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}