2020 US Code
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. 817 - Art. 17. Jurisdiction of courts-martial in general

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Citation 10 U.S.C. § 817 (2020)
Section Name §817. Art. 17. Jurisdiction of courts-martial in general
Section Text

(a) Each armed force has court-martial jurisdiction over all persons subject to this chapter. The exercise of jurisdiction by one armed force over personnel of another armed force shall be in accordance with regulations prescribed by the President.

(b) In all cases, departmental review after that by the officer with authority to convene a general court-martial for the command which held the trial, where that review is required under this chapter, shall be carried out by the department that includes the armed force of which the accused is a member.

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(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 43.)

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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
817(a)817(b) 50:577(a).50:577(b). May 5, 1950, ch. 169, §1 (Art. 17), 64 Stat. 114.

In subsection (a), the word "has" is substituted for the words "shall have".

In subsection (b), the word "after" is substituted for the words "subsequent to". The words "the provisions of" are omitted as surplusage. The words "department that includes the" are inserted before the words "armed force", since the review is carried out by the department and not by the armed force.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 2, 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. 817 - Art. 17. Jurisdiction of courts-martial in general
Contains section 817
Date 2020
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 13, 2021
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 64 Stat. 114
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