2016 US Code
Title 32 - National Guard
Chapter 3 - Personnel
Sec. 326 - Courts-martial of National Guard not in Federal service: composition, jurisdiction, and procedures

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Citation 32 U.S.C. § 326 (2016)
Section Name §326. Courts-martial of National Guard not in Federal service: composition, jurisdiction, and procedures
Section Text

In the National Guard not in Federal service, there are general, special, and summary courts-martial constituted like similar courts of the Army and the Air Force. They have the jurisdiction and powers, except as to punishments, and shall follow the forms and procedures, provided for those courts. Punishments shall be as provided by the laws of the respective States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.

Source Credit

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 608; Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title V, §512(a), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2537; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, §1057(b)(7), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3442.)

Editorial Notes
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
326 32:91. June 3, 1916, ch. 134, §102, 39 Stat. 208.

The words "not in Federal service" are substituted for the words "Except in organizations in the service of the United States". The words "have the jurisdiction and powers" are substituted for the words "and have cognizance of the same subjects, and possess like powers". The words "of three kinds, namely", "provided for by the laws and regulations governing", "proceedings of courts-martial of the National Guard", and "modes of" are omitted as surplusage.

AMENDMENTS

2006—Pub. L. 109–163 substituted "States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands" for "States and Territories, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia".

2002—Pub. L. 107–314 inserted at end "Punishments shall be as provided by the laws of the respective States and Territories, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia."

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 32 - NATIONAL GUARD
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 32 - NATIONAL GUARD
CHAPTER 3 - PERSONNEL
Sec. 326 - Courts-martial of National Guard not in Federal service: composition, jurisdiction, and procedures
Contains section 326
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 39 Stat. 208
116 Stat. 2537
119 Stat. 3442
Public Law References Public Law 107-314, Public Law 109-163
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