Minnesota Statutes 192A.62 – Sections to Be Explained
Sections 192A.02, 192A.025, 192A.045, 192A.065, 192A.07, 192A.08, 192A.0851, 192A.155, 192A.205, 192A.39 to 192A.595, and 192A.62 to 192A.63 shall be carefully explained to every enlisted member at the time of the member’s enlistment or transfer or induction into, or at the time of the member’s order to duty in or with any of the state military forces or within 30 days thereafter. They shall also be explained annually to each unit of the state military forces. A complete text of this code and of the rules prescribed by the governor thereunder shall be made available to any member of the state military forces, upon the member’s request, for personal examination. Failure to provide briefings to soldiers or otherwise explain this code to soldiers shall not be a defense to a court-martial proceeding, except as mitigation in sentencing.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 192A.62
- Code: means this chapter;
(4) "Commanding officer" means a commissioned officer who is in command of any unit;
(5) "Commissioned officer" includes a commissioned warrant officer;
(6) "Convening authority" includes, in addition to the person who convened the court, a commissioned officer commanding or temporarily commanding, or a successor in command;
(7) "Enlisted member" means a person in an enlisted grade;
(8) "Federal active service" has the meaning given in section 190. See Minnesota Statutes 192A.015
- Military: refers to any or all of the armed forces of the United States or any state;
(13) "Military court" means a court-martial, a court of inquiry;
(14) "Officer" means commissioned or warrant officer;
(15) "Rank" means the order of precedence among members of the state military forces;
(16) "Shall" is used in a mandatory sense;
(17) "State judge advocate" means the commissioned officer responsible for supervising the administration of the military justice in the state military forces and appointed pursuant to section 192A. See Minnesota Statutes 192A.015
- state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- State military forces: means the National Guard of the state, as defined in United States Code, title 32, § 101(3) and any other military force organized under the laws of the state;
(19) "Superior commissioned officer" means a commissioned officer superior in rank and command. See Minnesota Statutes 192A.015