Mich. Comp. Laws § 32.1003
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Applicability; subject matter jurisdiction; convening and holding courts-martial and courts of inquiry out of state; offenses committed out of state; trial and punishment.
Official statutory text
Sec. 3.
(1) This code applies to all members of the state military forces at all times, except when in federal service.
(2) This code applies to an individual subject to this code while serving out of state and while going to and returning from the service out of state to the same extent as an individual serving within this state.
(3) Subject matter jurisdiction is established if the individual subject to this code was on any type of duty status with the state military forces at the time of the offense, including travel to and from the duty site or station or, if the individual subject to this code was not on any type of duty status with the state military forces at the time of the offense, a nexus exists between the offense and the state military forces.
(4) Courts-martial and courts of inquiry may be convened and held in units of the state military forces while serving out of state with the same jurisdiction and powers as if held within this state. Offenses committed out of state may be tried and punished either out of state or within this state.
History: 1980, Act 523, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981; Am. 2005, Act 186, Imd. Eff. Oct. 27, 2005; Am. 2024, Act 77, Imd. Eff. July 8, 2024
(1) This code applies to all members of the state military forces at all times, except when in federal service.
(2) This code applies to an individual subject to this code while serving out of state and while going to and returning from the service out of state to the same extent as an individual serving within this state.
(3) Subject matter jurisdiction is established if the individual subject to this code was on any type of duty status with the state military forces at the time of the offense, including travel to and from the duty site or station or, if the individual subject to this code was not on any type of duty status with the state military forces at the time of the offense, a nexus exists between the offense and the state military forces.
(4) Courts-martial and courts of inquiry may be convened and held in units of the state military forces while serving out of state with the same jurisdiction and powers as if held within this state. Offenses committed out of state may be tried and punished either out of state or within this state.
History: 1980, Act 523, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981; Am. 2005, Act 186, Imd. Eff. Oct. 27, 2005; Am. 2024, Act 77, Imd. Eff. July 8, 2024
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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