Title 33, Military Affairs

Any person subject to this code who, with intent to deceive, signs any false record, return, regulation, order, or other official document, knowing it to be false, or makes any other false official statement knowing it to be false, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

(1) Any person subject to this code who, without proper authority:(1) sells or otherwise disposes of;(2) wilfully or through neglect damages, destroys, or loses; or(3) wilfully or through neglect suffers to be lost, damaged, destroyed, sold, or wrongfully disposed of, any militar…

Any person subject to this code who willfully or recklessly wastes, spoils or otherwise willfully and wrongfully destroys or damages any property other than military property of the United States or of this state shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

(a) Any person subject to this code who wilfully and wrongfully hazards or suffers to be hazarded any vessel of the Armed Forces of the United States or of the state military forces shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. (b) Any person subject to this code who negligent…

Any person subject to this code who is found under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any controlled substance listed in the Uniform Controlled Substances Law while on duty or sleeping upon his post, or who leaves his post before he is regularly relieved, shall be punished a…

(1) Any person subject to this code who uses, while on duty, any controlled substance listed in the Uniform Controlled Substances Law, not legally prescribed, or is found, by a chemical analysis of such person’s blood or urine, to have in his blood, while on duty, any controlled …

(a) Any person subject to this code who for the purpose of avoiding work, duty or service in the state military forces:(a) Feigns illness, physical disablement, mental lapse or derangement; or(b) Intentionally inflicts self-injury; shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.…

Any person subject to this code who causes or participates in any riot or breach of the peace shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

Any person subject to this code who uses provoking or reproachful words or gestures towards any other person subject to this code shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

Any commissioned officer, officer candidate or warrant officer who is convicted of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

Though not specifically mentioned in this code, all disorders and neglect to the prejudice of good order and discipline in the state military forces and/or all conduct of a nature to bring discredit upon the state military forces, of which persons subject to this code may be guil…

(1) Courts of inquiry to investigate any matter may be convened by the Governor or by any other person designated by the Governor for that purpose, or any person authorized to convene a general court-martial by this code, whether or not the persons involved have requested such an…

(1) The following members of the state military forces may administer oaths for the purpose of legal assistance and military administration, including military justice, and they have the general powers of a notary public in the performance of all notarial acts to be executed by m…

(1) Any member of the state military forces who believes himself wronged by his commanding officer and who, upon due application to that commanding officer, is refused redress, may complain to any superior commissioned officer, who shall examine into the complaint and take proper…

(1) Whenever complaint is made to any commanding officer that willful damage has been done to the property of any person or that his property has been wrongfully taken by members of the state military forces, he may, subject to such regulations as the Governor may prescribe, conv…

No accused may bring an action or proceeding seeking damages against the convening authority, a member of a military court or board convened under this code, any military counsel taking part in such court or board action or appeal, or, any person acting under this code’s authorit…

The Governor may delegate any authority vested in him under this code, and may provide for the subdelegation of any such authority.

(1) In the state military forces not in federal service, the processes and sentences of its courts-martial shall be executed by the civil officers prescribed by the laws of the state. (2) When the sentence of a court-martial, as approved and ordered executed, adjudges confinement…

(1) Military courts may issue any process or mandate necessary to carry into effect their powers. Such a court may issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum and enforce by attachment attendance of witnesses and production of books and records, when it is sitting within the state …

(1) All fines and costs imposed by general court-martial shall be paid to the officer ordering such court, and/or to the officer commanding for the time being, and by said officer, within five (5) days from the receipt thereof, paid to the Adjutant General, who shall disburse the…

The jurisdiction of the military courts and boards established by this code shall be presumed and the burden of proof rests on any person seeking to oust those courts or boards of jurisdiction in any action or proceeding.

Persons subpoenaed or required to appear as witnesses before military courts shall be entitled to compensation and reimbursement for travel expenses to the same extent permitted such witnesses appearing in criminal proceedings before the circuit courts of this state.

(1) When charges against any person in the military service of this state are made or referred to a convening authority authorized to convene a court-martial for the trial of such person, and a convening authority, believing that such charges can be sustained, and has reason to b…

The Adjutant General shall have authority to pay all expenses incurred in the administration of state military justice, including the expenses of courts-martial and expenses incurred under Sections 33-13-327, 33-13-417, 33-13-605 and 33-13-621, from any funds appropriated to the …

This chapter may be cited as the “Mississippi Code of Military Justice.”