Notes on 10 U.S.C. § 834 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 10 U.S.C. § 834 : US Code - Notes

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 49; Pub. L. 98-209, Sec. 4,
Dec. 6, 1983, 97 Stat. 1395.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
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Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at
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834(a) 50:605(a). May 5, 1950, ch. 169,
Sec. 1 (Art. 34), 64
Stat. 119.
834(b)
50:605(b).
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In subsection (a), the word "may" is substituted for the word
"shall".
AMENDMENTS
1983 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98-209, Sec. 4(a), substituted "judge
advocate" for "judge advocate or legal officer", and provisions
that the convening authority may not refer a specification under a
charge to a general court-martial for trial unless he has been
advised in writing by the staff judge advocate that the
specification alleges an offense under this chapter, the
specification is warranted by the evidence indicated in the report
of investigation under section 832 of this title (article 32) (if
there is such a report), and a court-martial would have
jurisdiction over the accused and the offense, for provision that
the convening authority could not refer a charge to a general court-
martial for trial unless he found that the charge alleged an
offense under this chapter and was warranted by evidence indicated
in the report of investigation.
Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 98-209, Sec. 4(b), added subsec. (b)
and redesignated former subsec. (b) as (c).
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1983 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 98-209 effective first day of eighth
calendar month beginning after Dec. 6, 1983, but not to apply to
any case in which charges were referred to trial before that date,
and proceedings in any such case to be held in the same manner and
with the same effect as if such amendments had not been enacted,
see section 12(a)(1), (3) of Pub. L. 98-209, set out as a note
under section 801 of this title.