{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-40.088","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 40.088","heading":"Convening summary courts-martial, persons authorized.","body":"1. In the state military forces any person authorized to convene a general or special court-martial, the commanding officer of a garrison, fort, post, camp, station, air base, auxiliary air base, or other place where troops are on duty, or of a brigade, regiment, wing, group, separate battalion, separate squadron, or other detached command, may convene a summary court-martial.\n2. When only one commissioned officer is present with a command or detachment he shall be the summary court-martial of that command or detachment and shall hear and determine all summary court-martial cases brought before him. Summary courts-martial may, however, be convened in any case by superior competent authority when considered desirable by him.","path":["Title V - MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE","Chapter 40 - Military Justice"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=40.088","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:24Z","sha256":"8f0749a40ac7371436f63d9db9337695db1edde77827944b74f31551b85a2bf1","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-40.085","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-40.090"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}