§2532 Requirement to Maintain Certain Records

Summary

The Commandant must keep all documents that show how a disposition decision was made in investigations by the Coast Guard Investigative Service or other law enforcement looking at a Coast Guard member accused of an offense under chapter 47 of title 10. Those documents must be kept at least 7 years from the date the disposition decision was made. When a final disposition is made, the convening authority must sign a short case summary — except for wrongful drug use or possession cases under 10 U.S.C. 912a involving officers O–4 and below or enlisted E–7 and below. The summary must show the action taken, who referred the case, records of legal advice and that advice, what materials were reviewed, the investigative report, and the completed adjudication report. "Work product" means a prosecution memo, emails/notes/other related communications, and the items listed above. Nothing here lets anyone force the internal work or legal memoranda of Government counsel to be produced.