2020 Wyoming Statutes
Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs
Chapter 12 - Military Courts and Justice
Article 1 - State Military Code
Section 19-12-101 - Military Courts Generally.
19-12-101. Military courts generally.
(a) The military courts of this state are general courts-martial, special courts-martial and summary courts-martial, and are constituted and have cognizance of the same subjects and possess like powers as similar courts provided by the laws and regulations governing the armed forces of the United States, as limited by federal law and regulations applying to the national guard not in federal service. The court shall, as far as practicable, follow the forms and modes of procedure prescribed for the similar courts except that the word "governor" shall be substituted for the word "president" whenever appearing in those laws and regulations. The prosecution in a general, special or summary courts-martial of the militia of this state shall be in the name of the state. The governor, upon advice of the adjutant general, shall promulgate or publish regulations covering military courts not inconsistent with the constitution and laws of this state.
(b) To the extent its provisions are not inconsistent with this chapter, the provisions of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, the Military Rules of Evidence, the Rules for Courts-Martial and the United States Manual for Courts-Martial are adopted by the state of Wyoming and shall apply to any member when in state active duty status or active state service status in the same manner as the Uniform Code of Military Justice applies when the member is in active federal service.
(c) The maximum punishment that may be imposed by any courts-martial shall not exceed that authorized in title 32 of the United States Code although a greater punishment may be authorized by the Appendix Twelve of the United States Manual for Courts-Martial.
(d) This article applies territorially and extraterritorially to all persons in the military forces of the state when not subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and while in a duty status or during a period of time when the member was under lawful order to be in a duty status. The processing charges and all proceedings, including trial, may be conducted without regard to the duty status of the accused.
