South Carolina § 25-1-2550 Jurisdiction of general courts-martial.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 25-1-2550 — Jurisdiction of general courts-martial.

South Carolina § 25-1-2550

Title 25MILITARY, CIVIL DEFENSE AND VETERANS AFFAIRS

Ch. 1MILITARY CODE

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S.C. Code Ann. § 25-1-2550 (2026).

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Subject to Section 25-1-2540, general courts-martial have jurisdiction to try persons subject to this code for an offense made punishable by the code. Under limitations the Governor may prescribe, or further limitations the Adjutant General may prescribe, a general court-martial may order any of the following:

(1)dismissal, or dishonorable or bad-conduct discharge;

(2)confinement of not more than ten years;

(3)a fine of not more than forty days' pay;

(4)reduction of enlisted personnel to the lowest pay grade;

(5)a reprimand;

(6)any combination of these punishments.

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Subject to Section 25-1-2540, general courts-martial have jurisdiction to try persons subject to this code for an offense made punishable by the code. Under limitations the Governor may prescribe, or further limitations the Adjutant General may prescribe, a general court-martial may order any of the following: (1) dismissal, or dishonorable or bad-conduct discharge; (2) confinement of not more than ten years; (3) a fine of not more than forty days' pay; (4) reduction of enlisted personnel to the lowest pay grade; (5) a reprimand; (6) any combination of these punishments.

Legislative History

HISTORY: Former SECTION 25-1-2550 [1950 (46) 1881; 1952 Code SECTION 44-166; 1962 Code SECTION 44-166; 1964 (53) 2241] recodified as SECTION 25-1-3020 by 1984 Act No. 378; New SECTION 25-1-2550 [derived from former SECTION 25-1-3040 (1950 (46) 1881; 1952 Code SECTION 44-214; 1962 Code SECTION 44-204; 1964 (53) 2241)] En by 1984 Act No. 378, SECTION 17; 2001 Act No. 85, SECTION 31; 2011 Act No. 46, SECTION 15, eff June 7, 2011; 2024 Act No. 145 (H.4642), SECTION 7, eff May 13, 2024. Effect of Amendment The 2011 amendment rewrote the section. 2024 Act No. 145, SECTION 7, in (2), substituted "ten years" for "twelve months", deleted (5), which related to forfeiture of pay and allowances not to exceed forty days' pay, and redesignated former (6) and (7) as (5) and (6).