48-2204. (KCMJ Art. 10) Restraint of persons charged with offenses.

48-2204

Chapter 48.--MILITIA, DEFENSE AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Article 22.--CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE; APPREHENSION AND RESTRAINT

      48-2204.   (KCMJ Art. 10) Restraint of persons charged with offenses.Any person subject to this code charged with an offense under this codemay be ordered into arrest or confinement, as circumstances may require;but when charged only with an offense normally tried by a summarycourt-martial, such person shall not ordinarily be placed in confinement.When any person subject to this code is placed in arrest or confinementprior to trial, immediate steps shall be taken to inform the person of thespecific wrong of which the person is accused and to try the person or todismiss the charges and release the person, in accordancewith regulations promulgated by the governor.

      History:   L. 1972, ch. 203, § 48-2204;L. 1988, ch. 191, § 6; July 1.