Chapter 20 — EXECUTIVE BRANCH

(20 ILCS 1807/131f) Sec. 131f. Article 131f. Noncompliance with procedural rules. Any person subject to this Code who: (1) is responsible for unnecessary delay in the disposition of any case of a person accused of an offense under this Code; or (2) knowingly and intentionally fai…

(20 ILCS 1807/131g) Sec. 131g. Article 131g. Wrongful interference with adverse administrative proceeding. Any person subject to this Code who, having reason to believe that an adverse administrative proceeding is pending against any person subject to this Code, wrongfully acts w…

(20 ILCS 1807/132) Sec. 132. Article 132. Retaliation. (a) Any person subject to this Code who, with the intent to retaliate against any person for reporting or planning to report a criminal offense, or making or planning to make a protected communication, or with the intent to d…

(20 ILCS 1807/133) Sec. 133. Article 133. Conduct unbecoming an officer. Any commissioned officer, cadet, or midshipman who is convicted of conduct unbecoming an officer shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. (Source: P.A. 104-117, eff. 8-1-25.)

(20 ILCS 1807/134) Sec. 134. Article 134. General Article. Though not specifically mentioned in this Code, all disorders and neglects to the prejudice of good order and discipline in the State military forces and all conduct of a nature to bring discredit upon the State military …

(20 ILCS 1807/135) Sec. 135. Article 135. Courts of inquiry. (a) Courts of inquiry to investigate any matter of concern to the State military forces may be convened by any person authorized to convene a general court-martial, whether or not the persons involved have requested suc…

(20 ILCS 1807/136) Sec. 136. Article 136. Authority to administer oaths and to act as notary. (a) The following persons may administer oaths for the purposes of military administration, including military justice: (1) All judge advocates. (2) All summary courts-martial. (3) All a…

(20 ILCS 1807/137) Sec. 137. Article 137. Articles to be explained. (a)(1) The Articles of this Code specified in paragraph (3) shall be carefully explained to each enlisted member at the time of, or within 30 days after, the member's initial entrance into a duty status with the …

(20 ILCS 1807/138) Sec. 138. Article 138. Complaints of wrongs. Any member of the State military forces who believes himself wronged by a commanding officer, and who, upon due application to that commanding officer, is refused redress, may complain to any superior commissioned of…

(20 ILCS 1807/139) Sec. 139. Article 139. Redress of injuries to property. (a) Whenever complaint is made to any commanding officer that willful damage has been done to the property of any person or that the person's property has been wrongfully taken by members of the State mili…

(20 ILCS 1807/14) Sec. 14. Article 14. Delivery of offenders to civil authorities. (a) A person subject to this Code accused of an offense against civil authority may be delivered, upon request, to the civil authority for trial or confinement. (b) When delivery under this Article…

(20 ILCS 1807/140) Sec. 140. Article 140. Delegation by the Governor. The Governor may delegate any authority vested in the Governor under this Code, and provide for the subdelegation of any such authority, except the power given the Governor by Article 22 of this Code. (Source: …

(20 ILCS 1807/141) Sec. 141. Article 141. Payment of fees, costs, and expenses. (a) The fees and authorized travel expenses of all witnesses, experts, victims, court reporters, and interpreters, fees for the service of process, the costs of collection, apprehension, detention and…

(20 ILCS 1807/142) Sec. 142. Article 142. Payment of fines and disposition thereof. (a) Fines imposed by a military court or through imposition of non-judicial punishment may be paid to this State and delivered to the court or imposing officer, or to a person executing their proc…

(20 ILCS 1807/143) Sec. 143. Article 143. Uniformity of interpretation. This Code shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make it in conformity, so far as practical, with the Uniform Code of Military Justice, Chapter 47 of Title 10, United States Code. (Sour…

(20 ILCS 1807/144) Sec. 144. Article 144. Immunity for action of military courts. All persons acting under the provisions of this Code, whether as a member of the military or as a civilian, shall be immune from any personal liability for any of the acts or omissions which they di…

(20 ILCS 1807/145) Sec. 145. Article 145. Severability. The provisions of this Code are hereby declared to be severable and if any provision of this Code or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance is declared invalid for any reason, such declaration shall …

(20 ILCS 1807/146) Sec. 146. Article 146. (Reserved). (Source: P.A. 99-796, eff. 1-1-17.)

(20 ILCS 1807/147) Sec. 147. Article 147. Time of taking effect. (See Section 999 for effective date.) (Source: P.A. 99-796, eff. 1-1-17.)

(20 ILCS 1807/148) Sec. 148. Article 148. Supersedes existing State military justice codes. On the effective date of this Code, this law supersedes all existing statutes, ordinances, directives, rules, regulations, orders and other laws in this State covered by the subject matter…

(20 ILCS 1807/149) Sec. 149. Article 149. Civilian crimes assimilated. Any person subject to this Code who commits an offense not enumerated in this Code, but which is an offense under the laws of the United States, the laws of this State, or the laws of another state, U.S. Commo…

(20 ILCS 1807/15) Sec. 15. Article 15. Non-judicial punishment proceedings. The Adjutant General may adopt rules to effectuate non-judicial punishment proceedings in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act which may impose disciplinary punishments for minor offe…

(20 ILCS 1807/150) Sec. 150. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 99-796, eff. 1-1-17; text omitted.)

(20 ILCS 1807/153) Sec. 153. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 99-796, eff. 1-1-17; text omitted.)

(20 ILCS 1807/155) Sec. 155. The Military Code of Illinois is amended by repealing Sections 34, 47, and 89 and Articles XIV and XV. (Source: P.A. 99-796, eff. 1-1-17.)

(20 ILCS 1807/156) Sec. 156. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 99-796, eff. 1-1-17; text omitted.)

(20 ILCS 1807/16) Sec. 16. Article 16. Courts-martial classified. The 3 kinds of courts-martial in the State military forces are: (1) general courts-martial, consisting of: (A) a military judge and not less than 5 members; or (B) only a military judge, if before the court is asse…

(20 ILCS 1807/17) Sec. 17. Article 17. Jurisdiction of courts-martial in general. Each component of the State military forces has court-martial jurisdiction over all members of the particular component who are subject to this Code. Additionally, the Army and Air National Guard St…

(20 ILCS 1807/18) Sec. 18. Article 18. Jurisdiction of general courts-martial. Subject to Article 17 of this Code, general courts-martial have jurisdiction to try persons subject to this Code for any offense made punishable by this Code, and may, under such limitations as the Gov…

(20 ILCS 1807/19) Sec. 19. Article 19. Jurisdiction of special courts-martial. Subject to Article 17, special courts-martial have jurisdiction to try persons subject to this Code for any offense made punishable by this Code, and may, under such limitations as the Governor may pre…

(20 ILCS 1807/2) Sec. 2. Article 2. Persons subject to this Code; jurisdiction. (a) This Code applies to all members of the State military forces during any day or portion of a day when in State active duty or in a duty status other than State active duty and at no other times. (…

(20 ILCS 1807/20) Sec. 20. Article 20. Jurisdiction of summary courts-martial. (a) Subject to Article 17 of this Code, summary courts-martial have jurisdiction to try persons subject to this Code, except officers, cadets, and candidates for any offense made punishable by this Cod…

(20 ILCS 1807/21) Sec. 21. Article 21. (Reserved). (Source: P.A. 99-796, eff. 1-1-17.)

(20 ILCS 1807/22) Sec. 22. Article 22. Who may convene general courts-martial. (a) General courts-martial may be convened by: (1) the Governor, or; (2) the Adjutant General. (b) (Reserved). (Source: P.A. 99-796, eff. 1-1-17.)

(20 ILCS 1807/23) Sec. 23. Article 23. Who may convene special courts-martial. (a) Special courts-martial may be convened by: (1) any person who may convene a general court-martial; (2) the Commander of the Illinois Army National of members of the Illinois Army National Guard whe…

(20 ILCS 1807/24) Sec. 24. Article 24. Who may convene summary courts-martial. (a) Summary courts-martial may be convened by: (1) any person who may convene a general or special court-martial; (2) the commanding officer or officer in charge of any other command when empowered by …

(20 ILCS 1807/25) Sec. 25. Article 25. Who may serve on courts-martial. (a) Any commissioned officer of the State military forces is eligible to serve on all courts-martial for the trial of any person subject to this Code. (b) Any warrant officer of the State military forces is e…

(20 ILCS 1807/25a) Sec. 25a. Article 25a. (Reserved). (Source: P.A. 99-796, eff. 1-1-17.)

(20 ILCS 1807/26) Sec. 26. Article 26. Military judge of a general or special court-martial. (a) A military judge shall be detailed to each general and special court-martial. The military judge shall preside over each open session of the court-martial to which the military judge …

(20 ILCS 1807/27) Sec. 27. Article 27. Detail of trial counsel and defense counsel. (a)(1) For each general and special court-martial the authority convening the court shall detail trial counsel, defense counsel, and such assistants as are appropriate. (2) No person who has acted…

(20 ILCS 1807/28) Sec. 28. Article 28. Detail or employment of reporters and interpreters. Under such regulations as may be prescribed, the convening authority of a general or special court-martial or court of inquiry shall detail or employ qualified court reporters, who shall re…

(20 ILCS 1807/29) Sec. 29. Article 29. Absent and additional members. (a) No member of a general or special court-martial may be absent or excused after the court has been assembled for the trial of the accused unless excused as a result of a challenge, excused by the military ju…

(20 ILCS 1807/3) Sec. 3. Article 3. Jurisdiction to try certain personnel. (a) Each person discharged from the State military forces who is later charged with having fraudulently obtained a discharge is, subject to Article 43 of this Code, subject to trial by court-martial on tha…

(20 ILCS 1807/30) Sec. 30. Article 30. Charges and specifications. (a) Charges and specifications shall be signed by a person subject to this Code under oath before a commissioned officer authorized by subsection (a) of Article 136 of this Code to administer oaths and shall state…

(20 ILCS 1807/31) Sec. 31. Article 31. Compulsory self-incrimination prohibited. (a) No person subject to this Code may compel any person to incriminate himself or to answer any question the answer to which may tend to incriminate him. (b) No person subject to this Code may inter…

(20 ILCS 1807/32) Sec. 32. Article 32. Investigation. (a) No charge or specification may be referred to a general or special court-martial for trial until a thorough and impartial investigation of all the matters set forth therein has been made. This investigation shall include i…

(20 ILCS 1807/33) Sec. 33. Article 33. Forwarding of charges. When a person is held for trial by general court-martial, the commanding officer shall within 15 days after the accused is ordered into arrest or confinement, if practicable, forward the charges, together with the inve…

(20 ILCS 1807/34) Sec. 34. Article 34. Advice of judge advocate and reference for trial. (a) Before directing the trial of any charge by general or special court-martial, the convening authority shall refer it to a judge advocate for consideration and advice. The convening author…

(20 ILCS 1807/35) Sec. 35. Article 35. Service of charges. The trial counsel shall serve or caused to be served upon the accused a copy of the charges. No person may, against the person's objection, be brought to trial before a general court-martial case within a period of 60 day…

(20 ILCS 1807/36) Sec. 36. Article 36. Trial procedure. The Adjutant General may adopt rules in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act which establish pretrial, trial, and post-trial procedures, including modes of proof, for courts-martial cases arising under t…