Michigan Laws 32.1138 – Complaint to superior officer concerning commanding officer; forwarding complaint to officer exercising general court-martial jurisdiction; examination; redress; transmitting true statement of co
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 32.1138
- Commanding officer: includes only a commissioned officer. See Michigan Laws 32.1002
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Military: includes each armed force of the United States and each component of the state military establishment. See Michigan Laws 32.1002
- Officer: means a commissioned or warrant officer. See Michigan Laws 32.1002
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
A member of the state military forces who believes that he or she was wronged by the member’s commanding officer, or who, upon due application to the commander, is refused redress, may complain to a superior officer who shall forward the complaint, in writing, to the officer exercising general court-martial jurisdiction over the officer against whom the complaint is made. That officer shall examine the complaint and take proper measures for redressing the wrong complained of, and the officer, as soon as possible, shall transmit to the adjutant general a true statement of the complaint, with the proceedings had on the complaint.