Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 41 - MILITARY FORCES OF THE STATE
Part II - Military Justice
Chapter 4 - Non-Judicial Punishment
Section II-432 - Time for Distribution of Initial DA Form 2627

A. Distribution will be made IAW paragraph 4-27 after the punished service member indicates in item 7 that there will not be an appeal. If the service member appeals, the DA Form 2627, minus copy four (if it has been forwarded as an "APPEAL PENDING" copy), will be forwarded to the superior authority and distributed after completion of item 10. Completion of this item shows that the service member acknowledges notification of action on the appeal. If item 10 cannot be completed because the service member is not reasonably available or due to military exigencies, a statement signed by the imposing commander stating that the punished service member was informed in writing of the disposition of the appeal and why it was not possible to have item 10 completed will be placed in item 11 before distribution is made. When the service member appeals the punishment, an "APPEAL PENDING" copy will be distributed as prescribed in paragraph 4-29E. If the service member fails to complete or sign item 7, an explanation of the failure will be provided by the imposing commander in item 11 and distribution will be made as prescribed. A service member's refusal to declare whether or not he desires to appeal may be presumed to indicate an intention not to appeal.