{"data":{"id":"us-pa/51-pa.c.s.-5807","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"51 Pa.C.S. § 5807","heading":"Reduction in enlisted grade.","body":"(a) General rule.--An enlisted member in a pay grade above E-1 receiving a sentence by a court-martial that includes a dishonorable or bad-conduct discharge or confinement shall receive a reduction in pay grade to E-1 effective on the date the sentence is approved.\n(b) Sentence no longer effective.--If an enlisted member receives a reduction in pay grade under subsection (a) and the sentence which led to a reduction in pay grade is later set aside, disapproved or, as finally approved, does not include a dishonorable or bad-conduct discharge or confinement, the rights and privileges of which the person was deprived because of that reduction shall be restored, including pay grade and allowances.","path":["Title 51 - MILITARY AFFAIRS","PART IV MILITARY JUSTICE","CHAPTER 58 SENTENCES"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=51\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=58\u0026sctn=7\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-31 (Statute Update stamp, 51 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:33:58Z","sha256":"f7c681f2a040a468e325b49ce01ccd8f4acf3e7cdf5fedbc56260e67777770d4","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/51-pa.c.s.-5806","next":"us-pa/51-pa.c.s.-5808"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}