{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-32.1020","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 32.1020","heading":"Summary court-martial; jurisdiction; objection by accused; powers of punishment.","body":"Sec. 20.\n\n(1) A summary court-martial has jurisdiction to try an individual subject to this code, except an officer or a cadet, for an offense made punishable by this code.\n\n(2) An individual must not be tried by a summary court-martial if, before trial, the individual objects to a summary court-martial. If objection to trial by summary court-martial is made by an accused, trial may be ordered by special or general court-martial, as appropriate.\n\n(3) A summary court-martial may adjudge the same punishments as a general court-martial except that the summary court-martial may not adjudge the punishments of dismissal, dishonorable discharge or bad conduct discharge, confinement for more than 25 days, a fine of more than $500.00, or forfeiture of more than 2/3 of 1 month's pay.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 32","Act Act-523-of-1980"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-32-1020","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"7d78f8fe98bb2c0f4f58b5dc07953a92449b6eb03e194e044868faf5945c3686","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-32.1019","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-32.1022"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}