{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-1e-24","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 15-1E-24","heading":"Who may convene summary courts-martial.","body":"(a) Summary courts-martial may be convened:\n(1) By any person who may convene a general or special court-martial;\n(2) The commanding officer of a detached company or other detachment, or corresponding unit of the Army;\n(3) The commanding officer of a detached squadron or other detachment, or corresponding unit of the Air Force; or\n(4) The commanding officer or officer in charge of any other command when empowered by The Adjutant General.\n(b) When only one commissioned officer is present with a command or detachment that officer shall be the summary court-martial of that command or detachment and shall hear and determine all summary court-martial cases. Summary courts-martial may, however, be convened in any case by superior competent authority if considered desirable by such authority.","path":["CHAPTER 15. PUBLIC SAFETY.","ARTICLE 1E. CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/15-1E-24/","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":"47e022b18004f4ef9ce2e1b7996c51111b6edb43c5526cd2ac69fe137dc768b3","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-1e-23","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-1e-25"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}