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2022 Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title V - Militia
Chapter 33a - Massachusetts Code of Military Justice
- Section 1 - Definitions.
- Section 2 - Persons Subject to This Code; Jurisdiction
- Section 3 - Jurisdiction to Try Certain Personnel
- Section 4 - [There Is No 33a:4.]
- Section 5 - Territorial Applicability of the Code
- Section 6 - Judge Advocates
- Section 7 - Apprehension
- Section 8 - [There Is No 33a:8.]
- Section 9 - Imposition of Restraint
- Section 10 - Restraint of Persons Charged With Offenses
- Section 11 - Place of Confinement; Reports and Receiving of Prisoners
- Section 12 - Confinement With Enemy Prisoners Prohibited
- Section 13 - Punishment Prohibited Before Trial
- Section 14 - Delivery of Offenders to Civil Authorities
- Section 15 - Commanding Officer's Non-Judicial Punishment
- Section 16 - Courts-Martial Classified
- Section 17 - Jurisdiction of Courts-Martial in General
- Section 18 - Jurisdiction of General Courts-Martial
- Section 19 - Jurisdiction of Special Courts-Martial
- Section 20 - Jurisdiction of Summary Courts-Martial
- Section 21 - [There Is No 33a:21.]
- Section 22 - Who May Convene General Courts-Martial
- Section 23 - Who May Convene Special Courts-Martial
- Section 24 - Who May Convene Summary Courts-Martial
- Section 25 - Who May Serve on Courts-Martial
- Section 26 - Military Judge of a General or Special Court-Martial
- Section 27 - Detail of Trial Counsel and Defense Counsel
- Section 28 - Detail or Employment of Reporters and Interpreters
- Section 29 - Absent and Additional Members
- Section 30 - Charges and Specifications
- Section 31 - Compulsory Self-Incrimination Prohibited
- Section 32 - Investigation
- Section 33 - Forwarding of Charges
- Section 34 - Advice of Judge Advocate and Reference for Trial
- Section 35 - Service of Charges
- Section 36 - Commander-in-Chief or the Adjutant General May Prescribe Rules
- Section 37 - Unlawfully Influencing Action of Court
- Section 38 - Duties of Trial Counsel and Defense Counsel
- Section 39 - Sessions
- Section 40 - Continuances
- Section 41 - Challenges
- Section 42 - Oaths or Affirmations
- Section 43 - Statute of Limitations
- Section 44 - Former Jeopardy
- Section 45 - Pleas of the Accused
- Section 46 - Opportunity to Obtain Witnesses and Other Evidence
- Section 47 - Refusal to Appear or Testify
- Section 48 - Contempt
- Section 49 - Depositions
- Section 50 - Admissibility of Records of Courts of Inquiry
- Section 50a - Defense of Lack of Mental Responsibility
- Section 51 - Voting and Rulings
- Section 52 - Number of Votes Required
- Section 53 - Court to Announce Action
- Section 54 - Record of Trial
- Section 55 - Cruel and Unusual Punishments Prohibited
- Section 56 - Maximum Limits
- Section 57 - Effective Date of Sentences
- Section 57a - Deferment of Sentences
- Section 58 - Execution of Confinement
- Section 58a - Sentences: Reduction in Enlisted Grade Upon Approval
- Section 58b - Sentences: Forfeiture of Pay and Allowances During Confinement
- Section 59 - Error of Law; Lesser Included Offense
- Section 60 - Action by the Convening Authority
- Section 61 - Withdrawal of Appeal
- Section 62 - Appeal by the State
- Section 63 - Rehearings
- Section 64 - Review by the Senior Force Judge Advocate
- Section 65 - Disposition of Records After Review by the Convening Authority
- Section 66, 67 - [There Is No 33a:66, 67.]
- Section 67a - Review by State Appellate Authority
- Section 68, 69 - [There Is No 33a:68, 69.]
- Section 70 - Appellate Counsel
- Section 71 - Execution of Sentence; Suspension of Sentence
- Section 72 - Vacation of Suspension
- Section 73 - Petition for a New Trial
- Section 74 - Remission and Suspension
- Section 75 - Restoration
- Section 76 - Finality of Proceedings, Findings and Sentences
- Section 76a - Leave Required to Be Taken Pending Review of Certain Court-Martial Convictions
- Section 76b - Lack of Mental Capacity or Mental Responsibility: Commitment of Accused for Examination and Treatment
- Section 77 - Principals
- Section 78 - Accessory After the Fact
- Section 79 - Conviction of Lesser Included Offense
- Section 80 - Attempt
- Section 81 - Conspiracy
- Section 82 - Solicitation
- Section 83 - Fraudulent Enlistment, Appointment or Separation
- Section 84 - Unlawful Enlistment, Appointment or Separation
- Section 85 - Desertion
- Section 86 - Absence Without Leave
- Section 87 - Missing Movement
- Section 88 - Contempt Toward Officials
- Section 89 - Disrespect Toward Superior Commissioned Officer
- Section 90 - Assaulting or Willfully Disobeying Superior Commissioned Officer
- Section 91 - Insubordinate Conduct Toward Warrant Officer, Noncommissioned Officer or Petty Officer
- Section 92 - Failure to Obey Order or Regulation
- Section 93 - Cruelty and Maltreatment
- Section 94 - Mutiny or Sedition
- Section 95 - Resistance, Flight, Breach of Arrest and Escape
- Section 96 - Releasing Prisoner Without Proper Authority
- Section 97 - Unlawful Detention
- Section 98 - Noncompliance With Procedural Rules
- Section 99 - Misbehavior Before the Enemy
- Section 100 - Subordinate Compelling Surrender
- Section 101 - Improper Use of Countersign
- Section 102 - Forcing a Safeguard
- Section 103 - Captured or Abandoned Property
- Section 104 - Aiding the Enemy
- Section 105 - Misconduct as Prisoner
- Section 106 - [There Is No 33a:106.]
- Section 107 - False Official Statements
- Section 108 - Loss, Damage, Destruction or Wrongful Disposition of Military Property
- Section 109 - Waste, Spoilage or Destruction of Non-Military Property
- Section 110 - Improper Hazarding of Vessel
- Section 111 - [There Is No 33a:111.]
- Section 112 - Drunk on Duty
- Section 112a - Wrongful Use, Possession, Manufacturing, Distribution, and Importing of Controlled Substances
- Section 113 - Misbehavior of Sentinel
- Section 114 - Dueling
- Section 115 - Malingering
- Section 116 - Riot or Breach of Peace
- Section 117 - Provoking Speeches or Gestures
- Section 118 To 131 - [There Are No 33a:118 to 33a:131.]
- Section 132 - Frauds Against the Government
- Section 133 - Conduct Unbecoming an Officer
- Section 134 - General Article
- Section 135 - Courts of Inquiry
- Section 136 - Authority to Administer Oaths and to Act as Notary
- Section 137 - Articles to Be Made Available
- Section 138 - Complaints of Wrongs
- Section 139 - Redress of Injuries to Property
- Section 140 - Delegation by the Commander-in-Chief
- Section 141 - Payment of Fees, Costs, and Expenses
- Section 142 - Payment of Fines and Disposition Thereof
- Section 143 - Uniformity of Interpretation and Military Rules of Evidence
- Section 144 - Immunity for Action of Military Courts
- Section 145 - Severability
- Section 146 - Short Title
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