{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-432.035","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 432.035","heading":"JURISDICTION OF SUMMARY COURT-MARTIAL.","body":"(a) Subject to Section 432.032, a summary court-martial has jurisdiction to try persons subject to this chapter, except officers, for any offense under this chapter.\n(b) A person of whom a summary court-martial has jurisdiction may not be brought to trial before a summary court-martial if the person objects. If an accused objects to trial by summary court-martial, trial may be ordered by special or general court-martial, as appropriate.\n(c) A summary court-martial may sentence a person to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 and confinement for not more than 90 days for a single offense, to forfeit pay and allowances, and to reduction of a noncommissioned officer to any lower rank.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 94 (S.B. 1217), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005.\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 807 (H.B. 2417), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2011.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE C. STATE MILITARY FORCES AND VETERANS","CHAPTER 432. TEXAS CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE","SUBCHAPTER D. COURTS-MARTIAL"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.432.htm#432.035","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"64d20252e8bd0d752281de45983efac14bf686807eaa3bdc57597379e83473dc","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-432.034","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-432.036"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}