§101. Article 1. Definitions
A. In this Code, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)"Accuser" means a person who signs and swears to charges, any person who
directs that charges nominally be signed and sworn to by another, and any person who has
an interest other than an official interest in the prosecution of the accused.
(2)"Adjutant general" means the officer who is appointed by the governor under
R.S. 29:10.
(3)"Classified information" means:
(a)Any information or material that has been determined by an official of the United
States pursuant to law, an Executive Order, or regulation to require protection against
unauthorized disclosure for reasons of national security; and
(b)Any restricted data, as defined in section 11(y) of the Atomic Energy Act of
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§101. Article 1. Definitions
A. In this Code, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Accuser" means a person who signs and swears to charges, any person who
directs that charges nominally be signed and sworn to by another, and any person who has
an interest other than an official interest in the prosecution of the accused.
(2) "Adjutant general" means the officer who is appointed by the governor under
R.S. 29:10.
(3) "Classified information" means:
(a) Any information or material that has been determined by an official of the United
States pursuant to law, an Executive Order, or regulation to require protection against
unauthorized disclosure for reasons of national security; and
(b) Any restricted data, as defined in section 11(y) of the Atomic Energy Act of
1954, 42 U.S.C. 2014(y).
(4) "Commanding officer" includes only commissioned officers.
(5) "Duty status" means duty in the state military forces under an order issued by
authority of law, and includes travel to and from such duty.
(6) "Enlisted member" means a person in an enlisted grade.
(7) "Grade" means a step or degree, in a graduated scale of office or military rank,
that is established and designated as a grade by law or regulation.
(8) "Military court" means a court-martial or a court of inquiry.
(9) "Military judge" means a judge advocate designated under R.S. 29:126(C) who
is detailed under R.S. 29:126a or 130a.
(10) "National security" means the national defense and foreign relations of the
United States.
(11) "Oath" includes affirmation.
(12) "Rank" means the order of precedence among members of the state military
forces.
(13) "Record", when used in connection with the proceedings of a court-martial,
means:
(a) An official written transcript, written summary, or other writing related to the
proceedings; or
(b) An official audiotape, videotape, or similar material from which sound, or sound
and visual images, depicting the proceedings may be reproduced.
(14) "State" means the state of Louisiana.
(15) "State judge advocate" means the commissioned officer responsible for
supervising the administration of military justice in the state military forces.
(16) "State military forces" means the national guard of the state, as defined in
Section 101(3), (4) and (6) of Title 32, United States Code, and any other military forces
organized under the laws of the state, when not in a status subjecting them to jurisdiction
under Chapter 47 of Title 10, United States Code.
(17) "Superior commissioned officer" means a commissioned officer superior in rank
or command.
B. Other terms not specifically defined herein shall be defined by military rules or
regulations and customs and usage of the national guard and armed forces of the United
States.
C. If a term is not defined either in Subsection A or as provided in Subsection B, it
shall receive the construction and usage customarily accorded by reference to dictionaries of
the English language.