{"data":{"id":"us-nm/20-12-6","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"20-12-6","heading":"Limitation on punishments.","body":"A. Except when the militia is in actual service in time of war or public danger, no punishment imposed by court martial shall exceed that prescribed for a misdemeanor. Imposition of a punitive discharge or a forfeiture of pay or a fine in addition to confinement shall not be deemed to make the offense a felony.\nB. Subject to the limitation in Subsection A of this section and the jurisdictional punishment limitation for a special or a summary court-martial, the Maximum Punishment Chart, Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1984, Appendix 12, shall establish the maximum punishment for a specific offense.","path":["Chapter 20 - Military Affairs","ARTICLE 12 Code of Military Justice"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18520/index.do","current_through":"2024-04-26","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"ba8613c4230349206b129c7722d120e6f952989b63e640af32b29a25a8cb8378","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/20-12-5","next":"us-nm/20-12-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}