Maine § 37-B §415-A Nonjudicial punishment

Maine Statutes

§ 37-B §415-A — Nonjudicial punishment

Maine § 37-B §415-A

Title 37-BDEFENSE, VETERANS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

Ch. 5MAINE CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 37-B §415-A (2026).

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1.Disciplinary punishment. A commander may, in addition to or in lieu of admonition, reprimand or extra training, impose disciplinary punishments for minor offenses without the intervention of a court-martial as follows.

2.Suspend; reduce. The commander who imposes disciplinary punishment, or successor in command, may at any time suspend or reduce, or both, disciplinary punishment imposed.

3.Appeal. A person punished under this section may appeal, through the proper channels, to the next higher commander. The appeal must be promptly forwarded and decided; in the meantime all disciplinary punishment is stayed. The commander to whom the appeal is referred may suspend or reduce, or both, the disciplinary punishment. Before ruling, the commander who is to act on the appeal may refer the cas

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1.
Disciplinary punishment.
A commander may, in addition to or in lieu of admonition, reprimand or extra training, impose disciplinary punishments for minor offenses without the intervention of a court-martial as follows.
2.
Suspend; reduce.
The commander who imposes disciplinary punishment, or successor in command, may at any time suspend or reduce, or both, disciplinary punishment imposed.
3.
Appeal.
A person punished under this section may appeal, through the proper channels, to the next higher commander. The appeal must be promptly forwarded and decided; in the meantime all disciplinary punishment is stayed. The commander to whom the appeal is referred may suspend or reduce, or both, the disciplinary punishment. Before ruling, the commander who is to act on the appeal may refer the case to a judge advocate for consideration. The commander to whom the appeal is referred shall submit the case to a judge advocate for review when the appeal is from a reduction in grade or forfeiture of 3 or more days of pay.
4.
Increase.
Once nonjudicial punishment has been imposed, it may not be increased upon appeal or otherwise for the same offense.
5.
Right to counsel.
A person that has disciplinary punishment imposed under this section has the right to assistance of military counsel in filing an appeal. There is no right to appeal the imposition of disciplinary punishment under this section to the civilian courts.
6.
Serious crime.
The imposition and enforcement of disciplinary punishment under this section for any act or omission is not a bar to trial by court-martial or to a trial in the civilian courts of this State, another state or the United States for a serious crime or offense growing out of the same act or omission that is not properly punishable under this section. The fact that a disciplinary punishment has been enforced may be shown by the accused at trial and must be considered in determining the measure of punishment to be adjudged in the event of a finding of guilty.
7.
Records.
The Governor may prescribe the form of records to be kept of proceedings under this section and may prescribe that the records must be in writing.
8.
Enforcement.
A fine imposed pursuant to this section may be enforced as a money judgment in accordance with Title 14, chapter 502.
9.
Pay.
For the purposes of this section, a "day's pay" means that pay a member is entitled to for one unit training assembly, also known as one drill period.