{"data":{"id":"us-pa/51-pa.c.s.-5501","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"51 Pa.C.S. § 5501","heading":"Who may convene general courts-martial.","body":"(a) General rule.--General courts-martial may be convened by any of the following:\n(1) The Governor.\n(2) The Adjutant General.\n(3) A deputy adjutant general authorized by a regulation of the Governor.\n(4) The commanding general of a division.\n(5) The general officer in command of a wing.\n(b) Commanding officer as accuser.--When a commanding officer is an accuser, the court shall be convened by superior competent authority and may, in any case, be convened by such authority when deemed desirable by such authority.","path":["Title 51 - MILITARY AFFAIRS","PART IV MILITARY JUSTICE","CHAPTER 55 APPOINTMENT AND COMPOSITION OF COURTS-MARTIAL"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=51\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=55\u0026sctn=1\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-31 (Statute Update stamp, 51 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:33:58Z","sha256":"9538f720333f0b1a578e21edfe9904baba6d9889962a0f4ce9f08257d03db5b3","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/51-pa.c.s.-5408","next":"us-pa/51-pa.c.s.-5502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}