{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-1e-22","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 15-1E-22","heading":"Who may convene general courts-martial.","body":"(a) General courts-martial may be convened by:\n(1) The Governor;\n(2) The Adjutant General;\n(3) The commanding officer of a force of the state military forces;\n(4) The commanding officer of a division or a separate brigade; or\n(5) The commanding officer of a separate wing.\n(b) If any such commanding officer is an accuser, the court shall be convened by superior competent authority and may in any case be convened by such superior authority if considered desirable by such authority.","path":["CHAPTER 15. PUBLIC SAFETY.","ARTICLE 1E. CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE.","PART V. APPOINTMENT AND COMPOSITION OF COURTS-MARTIAL."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/15-1E-22/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:22:36Z","sha256":"73c5ad2ed1886284a1d9c12e52053417883c66a68d9ee8c7ed2099c47099ee2f","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-1e-21","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-1e-23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}