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Military and Veterans Code § 456

CHAPTER 9. Military Courts

Current as of September 28, 2026Mil. & Vet. Code, § 456Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 358, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2007.

General courts-martial have power:

(a) To try commissioned officers, warrant officers, and enlisted members of the active militia.

(b) To adjudge:

(1) Dismissal, in the case of a commissioned or warrant officer.

(2) Dishonorable discharge, in the case of an enlisted member.

(3) Any other punishment authorized for a special court-martial handling analogous charges under the Uniform Code of Military Justice and the federal Manual for Courts-Martial, including, but not limited to, up to one year in confinement.