2005 Idaho Code - 46-1118 — PREFERRAL OF CHARGES

                                  TITLE  46
                         MILITIA AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
                                  CHAPTER 11
                           CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE
    46-1118.  PREFERRAL OF CHARGES. (1) Any person subject to this code may
prefer charges, even if he is under charges, in arrest, or in confinement.
    (2)  A person subject to this code cannot be ordered to prefer charges to
which he is unable truthfully to make the required oath on his own
responsibility.
    (3)  A person preferring charges shall sign such charges under oath before
a commissioned officer or before any person authorized under the laws of the
state of Idaho to administer oaths, and shall state:
    (a)  That the signer has personal knowledge of or has investigated the
    matters set forth therein; and
    (b)  That they are true in fact to the best of his knowledge and belief.
    (4)  Upon the preferring of charges, the proper authority shall take
immediate steps to determine what disposition should be made thereof in the
interest of justice and discipline, and the person accused shall be informed
of the charges against him as soon as possible.