{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-5924.20","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 5924.20","heading":"Jurisdiction of summary courts-martial; punishments.","body":"(A) Subject to section 5924.17 of the Revised Code, summary courts-martial have jurisdiction to try persons subject to this code for any offense made punishable by this code.\n(B) No person with respect to whom summary courts-martial have jurisdiction may be brought to trial before a summary court-martial if the person objects to being brought to trial before 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 may be appropriate.\n(C) Summary courts-martial may adjudge punishment of a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, confinement for not more than thirty days, forfeiture of not more than two-thirds of one month's pay, and reduction to the lowest or any intermediate pay grade. For enlisted members in pay grade above E-4, summary courts-martial may not adjudge confinement or reduction except to the next inferior pay grade.","path":["Title 59 Veterans-Military Affairs","Chapter 5924 Code Of Military Justice"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-5924.20","current_through":"2012-09-28 (House Bill 490 - 129th General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:42Z","sha256":"f10b7db29bd26443512d9ed84cef46af1cca89983b33c84780ecea48420a4459","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-5924.19","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-5924.21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}