Delaware § 155 Penalties

Delaware Statutes

§ 155 — Penalties

Delaware § 155

JurisdictionDelaware

Title20

PartMilitary

Ch. 1DELAWARE NATIONAL GUARD

Subch.Courts-Martial and Sentences

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Bluebook

Del. Code tit. 20, § 155 (2026).

Text

(a)When not in federal service under Title 10 of the United States Code, the punishment which a court-martial may direct for an offense shall not exceed such limits as prescribed by the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) subject to the limitations in this section.

(b)For all offenses, the penalty shall be as provided in the UCMJ except that the maximum sentence of confinement shall not exceed 1 year.

(c)Any sentence to incarceration by a general or special court-martial shall not be executed until acted upon by the convening authority in accordance with the Manual for Courts-Martial of the United States.

(d)The Department of Correction shall receive and confine all military offenders committed to its custody by order of court-martial approved by the Adjutant General.

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(a) When not in federal service under Title 10 of the United States Code, the punishment which a court-martial may direct for an offense shall not exceed such limits as prescribed by the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) subject to the limitations in this section.

(b) For all offenses, the penalty shall be as provided in the UCMJ except that the maximum sentence of confinement shall not exceed 1 year.

(c) Any sentence to incarceration by a general or special court-martial shall not be executed until acted upon by the convening authority in accordance with the Manual for Courts-Martial of the United States.

(d) The Department of Correction shall receive and confine all military offenders committed to its custody by order of court-martial approved by the Adjutant General.

Legislative History

Code 1915, § 310D; 33 Del. Laws, c. 46, § 1 ; Code 1935, § 277; 20 Del. C. 1953, § 155; 64 Del. Laws, c. 258, § 1 ; 72 Del. Laws, c. 106, § 14 ; 81 Del. Laws, c. 40, § 1