Rhode Island General Laws 30-13-132. Conformity to federal law
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The military courts of this state shall be constituted like, have cognizance of the same subjects as, and possess like powers as, except as to punishments, similar courts provided for by the laws and regulations governing the army of the United States and the proceedings of state military courts shall follow the forms and modes of procedure prescribed for similar federal military courts as far as applicable, except as otherwise provided in this title.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-132; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 30-13-132
- Military: refers to any or all of the armed forces;
(15) "Military court" means a court-martial, a court of inquiry, or a provost court;
(16) "Officer" means commissioned or warrant officer;
(17) "Rank" means the order of precedence among members of the state military forces;
(18) "Shall" is used in an imperative sense;
(19) "State judge advocate" means the commissioned officer on the staff of the adjutant general responsible for supervising military justice in the state military forces;
(20) "State military forces" means the national guard of the state, as defined in Rhode Island General Laws 30-13-1 - United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8