{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-30-13-55","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-13-55","heading":"Number of votes required.","body":"(a) No person may be convicted of an offense, except by concurrence of two-thirds (⅔) of the members present at the time the vote is taken.\n(b) All sentences shall be determined by the concurrence of two-thirds (⅔) of the members present at the time that the vote is taken.\n(c) All other questions to be decided by the members of a general or special court-martial shall be determined by a majority vote. A tie vote on a challenge disqualifies the member challenged. A tie vote on a motion for a finding of not guilty or on a motion relating to the question of the accused’s sanity is a determination against the accused. A tie vote on any other question is a determination in favor of the accused.","path":["Title 30 Military Affairs and Defense","Chapter 13 Rhode Island Code of Military Justice"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE30/30-13/30-13-55.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:08Z","sha256":"2960f72d1a33b8990973fa53e6f52780358db14abaf2ba8111fe681ee9c38ea6","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-30-13-54","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-30-13-56"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}