Table of Contents Title 41 MILITARY FORCES OF THE STATE Part II. Military Justice Chapter 1. General ...................................................................................................................................... 1 §101. Authority ....................................................................................................................................... 1 §102. Purpose ......................................................................................................................................... 1 §103. Applicability ................................................................................................................................. 1 §104. Suggested Improvements .............................................................................................................. 1 §105. Explanation of Abbreviations and Terms ..................................................................................... 1 §106. Responsibilities ............................................................................................................................. 2 §107. Availability of Military Justice Publications ................................................................................ 2 §108. Prospective Application of Amendments ..................................................................................... 3 §109. Construction and Precedence ....................................................................................................... 3 §110. Forms ............................................................................................................................................ 3 §111. Jurisdictional Alignment of Louisiana Guard Units ..................................................................... 3 Chapter 2. Basics of Military Justice .......................................................................................................... 3 §201. The Commander's Role ................................................................................................................ 3 §202. Professional Standards of Conduct ............................................................................................... 4 §203. Unlawful Command Influence ..................................................................................................... 4 Chapter 3. Investigating and Obtaining Evidence ...................................................................................... 4 §301. Sources of Information ................................................................................................................. 4 §302. Command Responsibilities ........................................................................................................... 4 §303. Questioning Suspects and Witnesses, Generally .......................................................................... 5 §304. LCMJ Article 31 Warning/Right to a Lawyer .............................................................................. 5 §305. Written Statements ....................................................................................................................... 6 §306. Oral Statements ............................................................................................................................ 6 §307. Search and Seizure ....................................................................................................................... 6 §308. Authority to Search ....................................................................................................................... 7 §309. Safeguarding Evidence, Generally ............................................................................................... 8 §310. Chain of Custody .......................................................................................................................... 8 §311. Marking Evidence ........................................................................................................................ 8 §312. Perishable and Unstable Items ...................................................................................................... 9 §313. Flagging Action, Generally .......................................................................................................... 9 §314. Courts of Inquiry .......................................................................................................................... 9 Chapter 4. Non-Judicial Punishment .......................................................................................................... 9 §401. Applicability, Generally ............................................................................................................... 9 §402. Prerequisites ................................................................................................................................. 9 §403. Persons Who May Be Punished ................................................................................................. 10 §404. Persons Who May Impose Non-judicial Punishment ................................................................. 10 §405. Policies ....................................................................................................................................... 10 §406. Authorized Punishments ............................................................................................................. 11 §407. Special Rules and Limitations .................................................................................................... 11 §408. Initial Notification ...................................................................................................................... 12 §409. Demand for Trial by Court-Martial ............................................................................................ 1 3 §410. Waiver of Court-Martial and Failure to Either Submit Matters or Demand Hearing ................ 13 §411. Waiver of Court-Martial and Hearing and Submission of Matters ............................................ 13 Table of Contents §412. Waiver of Court-Martial and Demand for Hearing .................................................................... 13 §413. Hearing Procedures .................................................................................................................... 14 §414. Non-Judicial Punishment Based on Record of Court of Inquiry or Other Investigative Body .. 14 §415. Specific Punishments .................................................................................................................. 14 §416. Appeals, Generally ..................................................................................................................... 15 §417. Who May Act on Appeal ............................................................................................................ 15 §418. Procedure for Submitting Appeal ............................................................................................... 15 §419. Action by the Imposing Commander on Appeal ........................................................................ 16 §419. Action by the Superior Authority on Appeal ............................................................................. 16 §420. Action by a Judge Advocate on Appeal ..................................................................................... 16 §422. Clemency, Generally .................................................................................................................. 16 §423. Suspension .................................................................................................................................. 16 §424. Vacation ...................................................................................................................................... 17 §425. Mitigation ................................................................................................................................... 17 §426. Remission ................................................................................................................................... 17 §427. Setting Aside and Restoration .................................................................................................... 17 §428. Summarized Article 15 ............................................................................................................... 18 §429. Distribution and Filing of Article 15 and Allied Documents ..................................................... 19 §430. Supplementary Action ................................................................................................................ 20 §431. Reconciliation Log ..................................................................................................................... 21 §432. Time for Distribution of Initial DA Form 2627 ......................................................................... 21 §433. Transfer or Removal of Records of Non-judicial Punishment. .................................................. 21 §434. Use of Non-judicial Punishment Records .................................................................................. 21 §435. Effects of Errors ......................................................................................................................... 21 §436. Announcement of Punishment ..................................................................................................