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  "urn": "urn:us-la:rs:29:119",
  "title_number": "29",
  "section_number": "119",
  "citation": "R.S. 29:119",
  "heading": "Article 19. Special courts-martial",
  "text": "A. Subject to Article 17 of this Code, special courts-martial have jurisdiction to try persons subject to this Code for any offense made punishable by this Code. A special courts-martial may not try a commissioned officer.\n\nB. In the National Guard not in federal service, the commanding officer of a garrison, fort, post, camp, air base, auxiliary air base, or other place where troops are on duty, or of a brigade, regiment, wing, group, detached battalion, separate squadron, or other detached command, may convene special courts-martial. Special courts-martial may also be convened by superior authority.\n\nC. A special court-martial may sentence to:\n\n(1) A fine of not more than two hundred dollars.\n\n(2) Forfeiture of pay and allowances.\n\n(3) A reprimand.\n\n(4) Bad-conduct discharge or dishonorable discharge.\n\n(5) Reduction of a noncommissioned officer to the ranks.\n\n(6) Confinement of not more than twelve months.\n\n(7) Any combination of these punishments.\n\nD. If the charges and specifications are referred to a special court-martial consisting of a military judge alone under Article 16(A)(2)(b) of this Code:\n\n(1) The military judge may not sentence an accused to a bad-conduct discharge, nor confinement of more than six months, nor forfeiture of pay for more than six months.\n\n(2) With the consent of the parties, the military judge may appoint a military magistrate to preside over the special court-martial.",
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      "level": "title",
      "number": "29",
      "name": "MILITARY, NAVAL, AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS"
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      "level": "chapter",
      "number": "1",
      "name": "MILITARY FORCES OF THE STATE"
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      "number": "II",
      "name": "LOUISIANA CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE"
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      "number": "D",
      "name": "COURT-MARTIAL JURISDICTION"
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