{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-37-09-05","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 37-09-05","heading":"Special courts-martial - Appointment - Jurisdiction - Punishment","body":"The commanding officer, with a rank of at least colonel (0-6), of each garrison, fort, post, camp, or other place, or of any brigade, regiment, detached battalion, or other detached command, may appoint special courts-martial for the officer's command. A special court-martial may be appointed in any case by a superior authority when it is deemed desirable by the superior authority. A special court-martial may try any person, except a commissioned officer, subject to the military law, for any crime or offense made punishable by the military laws of the United States, and has the same powers of punishment as a general court-martial except that fines imposed by a special court-martial may not exceed three hundred dollars and a sentence of confinement may not exceed one hundred days. A bad conduct discharge may not be adjudged unless a complete record of the proceedings and testimony has been made, counsel was detailed to represent the accused, and a military judge was detailed to the trial.","path":["Title 37 Military","Chapter 37-09 Military Courts"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t37c09.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"d160243aee92e53c607344279c33a7864b9f7595af8af62c629bede3d98aa3bf","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-37-09-04","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-37-09-06"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}