Maine § 37-B §403 Persons subject to the Code

Maine Statutes

§ 37-B §403 — Persons subject to the Code

Maine § 37-B §403

Title 37-BDEFENSE, VETERANS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

Ch. 5MAINE CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 37-B §403 (2026).

Text

1.Active member. All members of the state military forces are subject to the Maine Code of Military Justice at all times.

2.Fraudulent discharge. All persons discharged from the military forces subsequently charged with having fraudulently obtained the discharge are subject to trial by court-martial on that charge and after apprehension are subject to this Code while in the custody of the military forces for the trial. Upon conviction on that charge, they are subject to trial by court-martial for all offenses under this Code committed prior to the fraudulent discharge.

3.Deserters. Persons who have deserted from the military forces shall not be relieved from amenability to the jurisdiction of this Code by virtue of a separation from any subsequent period of service.

4.Activation. The G

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1.
Active member.
All members of the state military forces are subject to the Maine Code of Military Justice at all times.
2.
Fraudulent discharge.
All persons discharged from the military forces subsequently charged with having fraudulently obtained the discharge are subject to trial by court-martial on that charge and after apprehension are subject to this Code while in the custody of the military forces for the trial. Upon conviction on that charge, they are subject to trial by court-martial for all offenses under this Code committed prior to the fraudulent discharge.
3.
Deserters.
Persons who have deserted from the military forces shall not be relieved from amenability to the jurisdiction of this Code by virtue of a separation from any subsequent period of service.
4.
Activation.
The Governor may order to active state service any member or former member of the state military forces for purposes of asserting jurisdiction in connection with prosecuting an offense alleged to have occurred while the person was in active state service.

Legislative History

PL 1983, c. 460, §3 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 594, §19 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 263, §2 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 662, §42 (AMD). RR 2009, c. 2, §115 (COR). PL 2025, c. 97, §5 (AMD).