§ 12-64-301 - Nonjudicial punishment generally.
12-64-301. Nonjudicial punishment generally.
(a) Under such regulations as the Governor may prescribe, a company grade commanding officer may, in addition to or in lieu of admonition or reprimand, impose not more than two (2) of the following disciplinary punishments for minor offenses without the intervention of a court-martial:
(1) Upon officers of his command:
(A) Withholding of privileges for not more than two (2) consecutive weeks;
(B) Restriction to certain specified limits, with or without suspension from duty, for not more than two (2) consecutive weeks; or
(C) (i) A fine or a forfeiture in an amount that does not exceed ten (10) days of the officer's base pay.
(ii) The payment or collection of the fine or the withholding of the forfeiture under this subdivision (a)(1)(C) shall not exceed an amount equal to five (5) days of base pay during any calendar month; or
(2) Upon other military personnel of his command:
(A) Withholding of privileges for not more than two (2) consecutive weeks;
(B) Restriction to certain specified limits, with or without suspension from duty, for not more than two (2) consecutive weeks;
(C) Extra duties for not more than two (2) consecutive weeks and not to exceed two (2) hours per day, holidays included;
(D) Reduction to next inferior grade if the grade from which demoted was established by the command or an equivalent or lower command;
(E) If imposed upon a person attached to or embarked in a vessel, confinement for not more than seven (7) consecutive days; or
(F) (i) A fine or a forfeiture in an amount that does not exceed ten (10) days of the soldier's or airman's base pay.
(ii) The payment or collection of the fine or the withholding of the forfeiture under this subdivision (a)(2)(F) shall not exceed an amount equal to five (5) days of base pay during any calendar month.
(b) Under such regulations as the Governor may prescribe, a field grade commanding officer may, in addition to or in lieu of admonition or reprimand, impose not more than two (2) of the following disciplinary punishments for a minor offense without the intervention of a court-martial:
(1) Upon officers of his command:
(A) Withholding of privileges for not more than two (2) consecutive weeks;
(B) Restriction to certain specified limits, with or without suspension from duty, for not more than two (2) consecutive weeks; or
(C) (i) A fine or a forfeiture in an amount that does not exceed thirty (30) days of the officer's base pay.
(ii) The payment or collection of the fine or the withholding of the forfeiture under this subdivision (b)(1)(C) shall not exceed an amount equal to fifteen (15) days of base pay during any calendar month; or
(2) Upon other military personnel of his command:
(A) Withholding of privileges for not more than two (2) consecutive weeks;
(B) Restriction to certain specified limits, with or without suspension from duty, for not more than two (2) consecutive weeks;
(C) Extra duties for not more than two (2) consecutive weeks and not to exceed two (2) hours per day, holidays included;
(D) Reduction to next inferior grade if the grade from which demoted was established by the command or an equivalent or lower command;
(E) If imposed upon a person attached to or embarked in a vessel, confinement for not more than seven (7) consecutive days; or
(F) (i) A fine or a forfeiture in an amount that does not exceed thirty (30) days of the soldier's or airman's base pay.
(ii) The payment or collection of the fine or the withholding of the forfeiture under this subdivision (b)(2)(F) shall not exceed an amount equal to fifteen (15) days of base pay during any calendar month.
(c) However, except in the case of a member attached to or embarked in a vessel, punishment may not be imposed upon any member of the armed forces under this subchapter if the member has, before the imposition of the punishment, demanded trial by court-martial in lieu of the punishment.
(d) The Governor may, by regulation, place limitations on the powers granted by this subchapter with respect to the kind and amount of punishment authorized and the categories of commanding officers authorized to exercise those powers.
(e) A field grade officer in charge or executive officer of a detached unit or section may, for minor offenses, impose on officers, soldiers, or airmen assigned to the unit of which he is in charge such of the punishment authorized to be imposed by commanding officers as the Governor may by regulation specifically prescribe, as provided in subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this section.
(f) Whenever nonjudicial punishment of forfeiture of an amount of base pay is imposed under this section, the forfeiture may apply to the base pay only and before any deduction, withholding, assignment, or forfeiture then due or becoming due on or after the date that punishment is imposed and to any pay accrued before that date.