Pennsylvania § 5601 Charges and specifications

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 5601 — Charges and specifications

Pennsylvania § 5601

Title 51MILITARY AFFAIRS

PartPART IV

Ch. 56PRETRIAL PROCEDURE

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51 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5601 (2026).

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(a)Execution and contents.--Charges and specifications shall be signed by a person subject to this part under oath before a commissioned officer authorized by this part to administer oaths and shall state:

(1)That the signer has personal knowledge of or has investigated the matters set forth therein.

(2)That they are true in fact to the best of the signer's knowledge and belief.

(b)Disposition.--Upon the preferring of charges, the proper authority shall take immediate steps to determine what disposition should be made thereof in the interest of justice and discipline. The person accused shall be informed of the charges against him as soon as practicable.

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(a) Execution and contents.--Charges and specifications shall be signed by a person subject to this part under oath before a commissioned officer authorized by this part to administer oaths and shall state:

(1) That the signer has personal knowledge of or has investigated the matters set forth therein.

(2) That they are true in fact to the best of the signer's knowledge and belief.

(b) Disposition.--Upon the preferring of charges, the proper authority shall take immediate steps to determine what disposition should be made thereof in the interest of justice and discipline. The person accused shall be informed of the charges against him as soon as practicable.