2011 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle A - General Military Law (§§ 101 - 2925)
Part II - PERSONNEL (§§ 501 - 1805)
Chapter 47 - UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE (§§ 801 - 946)
Subchapter IV - COURT-MARTIAL JURISDICTION (§§ 816 - 821)
Section 818 - Art. 18. Jurisdiction of general courts-martial
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle A - General Military Law PART II - PERSONNEL CHAPTER 47 - UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE SUBCHAPTER IV - COURT-MARTIAL JURISDICTION Sec. 818 - Art. 18. Jurisdiction of general courts-martial |
| Contains | section 818 |
| Date | 2011 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 43; Pub. L. 90-632, §2(4), Oct. 24, 1968, 82 Stat. 1335. |
| Statutes at Large References | 64 Stat. 114 82 Stat. 1335 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 90-632 |
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Subject to section 817 of this title (article 17), general courts-martial have jurisdiction to try persons subject to this chapter for any offense made punishable by this chapter and may, under such limitations as the President may prescribe, adjudge any punishment not forbidden by this chapter, including the penalty of death when specifically authorized by this chapter. General courts-martial also have jurisdiction to try any person who by the law of war is subject to trial by a military tribunal and may adjudge any punishment permitted by the law of war. However, a general court-martial of the kind specified in section 816(1)(B) of this title (article 16(1)(B)) shall not have jurisdiction to try any person for any offense for which the death penalty may be adjudged unless the case has been previously referred to trial as a noncapital case.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 43; Pub. L. 90–632, §2(4), Oct. 24, 1968, 82 Stat. 1335.)
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 818 | 50:578. | May 5, 1950, ch. 169, §1 (Art. 18), 64 Stat. 114. |
The word “shall” is omitted as surplusage wherever it occurs.
Amendments1968—Pub. L. 90–632 provided that a general court-martial consisting of only a military judge has no jurisdiction in cases in which the death penalty may be adjudged unless the case has been previously referred to trial as a noncapital case.
Effective Date of 1968 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 90–632 effective first day of tenth month following October 1968, see section 4 of Pub. L. 90–632, set out as a note under section 801 of this title.
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