{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-33a-24","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33A, § 24","heading":"Who may convene summary courts-martial","body":"Article 24. Who may convene summary courts-martial.\n(a) Summary courts-martial may be convened by:\n(1) a person who may convene a general or special court-martial;\n(2) the commanding officer of a detached company or other detachment, or corresponding unit of the army;\n(3) the commanding officer of a detached squadron or other detachment, or corresponding unit of the air force; or\n(4) the commanding officer or officer in charge of any other command when empowered by the adjutant general.\n(b) When only 1 commissioned officer is present with a command or detachment, that officer shall be the summary court-martial of that command or detachment and shall hear and determine all summary court-martial cases. Summary courts-martial may, however, be convened in any case by superior competent authority if considered desirable by that authority.","path":["Part I","Title V","Chapter 33A"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleV/Chapter33A/Section24","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:23Z","sha256":"cd917eedf5afa64b7befc69f101442d3ba68ad4eb7a7415fb1a7ddab9890cc93","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-33a-23","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-33a-25"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}