Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 7 - DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Subtitle 1 - MILITARY JUSTICE
Chapter 4 - COURTS-MARTIAL PREPARATION AND TRANSMITTAL OF CHARGE SHEET (AGHI FORM SJAG 2)
Section 7-4-14 - Action upon receipt or initiation of charges by convening authority

Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 7-4-14
Current through February, 2024

Upon receipt of a completed charge sheet and allied papers, or upon initiating charges, the convening authority shall complete and sign the receipt of charges, item twenty-five of the charge sheet. The convening authority shall then decide whether the charges warrant trial by court-martial. If the convening authority concludes that trial by special or general court-martial is appropriate, and the convening authority is not authorized to convene those courts, the charge sheet and allied papers shall be forwarded to the next higher convening authority with recommendations as to disposition. Upon receipt of the charges, the special or general court-martial convening authority shall proceed in accordance with chapter 124A, HRS, this subtitle, and the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, it existed on 1 July 1988.

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