§ 30-13-57 - Record of trial.
SECTION 30-13-57
§ 30-13-57 Record of trial. – (a) Each court-martial shall keep a separate record of the proceedings of thetrial of each case brought before it and the record shall be authenticated bythe signatures of the president and the law officer. If the record cannot beauthenticated by either the president or the law officer, by reason of his orher death, disability, or absence, it shall be signed by a member in lieu ofhim or her. If both the president and the law officer are unavailable, therecord shall be authenticated by two (2) members. A record of the proceedingsof a trial in which the sentence adjudged includes dishonorable discharge,dismissal, or bad-conduct discharge or is more than that which could beadjudged by a special court-martial shall contain a verbatim account of theproceedings and testimony before the court. All other records of trial shallcontain such matters and be authenticated in such a manner as the governor mayby regulation prescribe.
(b) A copy of the record of the proceedings of each generaland special court-martial shall be given to the accused as soon as it isauthenticated. If a verbatim record of trial by general court-martial is notrequired by subsection (a) of this section, but has been made, the accused maybuy the verbatim record under such regulations as the governor may prescribe.