California · Military and Veterans Code - MVC

MVC §465: Presidents of courts-martial, one-officer special courts-martial, and summary court officers shall have power to issue warrants to arrest an accused person and to bring him or her before the court for

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Court-martial presidents and officers may issue arrest warrants to bring accused persons before the court for proceedings.

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Presidents of courts-martial, one-officer special courts-martial, and summary court officers shall have power to issue warrants to arrest an accused person and to bring him or her before the court for trial. A court shall be ordered for his or her trial within the time similarly prescribed by the rules and regulations of the United States Army. If a copy of the charges and specifications is not served, or a court is not ordered within the time herein limited, the arrest shall cease, but the charges and specifications may be served, a court ordered, and the officer or enlisted person be brought to trial after the release from arrest within the time prescribed by the rules and regulations of the United States Army in similar circumstances. The appearance of the accused, without objection and pleading to the charges, shall be a waiver of any defect or irregularity of service of any of the papers mentioned in this section.

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