§ 30-13-3 - Jurisdiction to try certain personnel. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 30-13-3

   § 30-13-3  Jurisdiction to try certainpersonnel. – (a) Each person discharged from the state military forces who is later chargedwith having fraudulently obtained his or her discharge is, subject to §30-13-46, subject to trial by court-martial on that charge and is afterapprehension subject to this code while in the custody of the military for thattrial. Upon conviction of that charge he or she is subject to trial bycourt-martial for all offenses under this code committed before the fraudulentdischarge or after conviction.

   (b) No person who has deserted from the state military forcesmay be relieved from amenability to the jurisdiction of this code by virtue ofa separation from any later period of service.