Federal · Title 10 — Armed Forces

10 U.S.C. § 810: Art. 10. Restraint of persons charged

Civil

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This statute establishes military procedures for arresting and confining service members charged with offenses, including rules against confinement for summary court-martial cases and requirements to inform accused persons of charges and facilitate trials.

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Subject to paragraph (2), any person subject to this chapter who is charged with an offense under this chapter may be ordered into arrest or confinement as the circumstances require. When a person subject to this chapter is charged only with an offense that is normally tried by summary court-martial, the person ordinarily shall not be ordered into confinement. to inform the person of the specific offense of which the person is accused; and to try the person or to dismiss the charges and release the person. To facilitate compliance with paragraph (1), the President shall prescribe regulations setting forth procedures relating to referral for trial, including procedures for prompt forwarding of the charges and specifications and, if applicable, the preliminary hearing report submitted under section 832 of this title (article 32).

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