2015 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Title 51 - MILITARY AFFAIRS
Chapter 56 - Pretrial Procedure
Section 5601 - Charges and specifications
§ 5601. Charges and specifications.
(a) Execution and contents.--Charges and specifications shall be signed by a person subject to this part under oath before a commissioned officer authorized by this part to administer oaths and shall state:
(1) That the signer has personal knowledge of or has investigated the matters set forth therein.
(2) That they are true in fact to the best of the signer's knowledge and belief.
(b) Disposition.--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. The person accused shall be informed of the charges against him as soon as practicable.
Cross References. Section 5601 is referred to in section 5714 of this title.
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