Trial by court-martial limited to certain violations; delivery of person subject to code to civil authority for trial; conviction in civil tribunal; return to military custody for completion of sentence of court-martial.
MCL 32.1014
in effect32.1014. Trial by court-martial limited to certain violations; delivery of person subject to code to civil authority for trial; conviction in civil tribunal; return to military custody for completion of sentence of court-martial.
Sec. 14.
(1) It is the intent of the legislature that trial by court-martial be limited to the violations defined in article 10.
(2) A person subject to this code who is on active state duty and who is accused of a criminal offense against civil authority shall be delivered, upon request, to the civil authority for trial.
(3) If delivery is made to a civil authority of a person undergoing sentence of a court-martial and the delivery, if followed by conviction in a civil tribunal, interrupts the execution of the sentence of the court-martial, the offender, after having answered to the civil authorities for the offense and upon the request of competent military authority, shall be returned to military custody for the completion of his or her sentence.
1980, Act 523, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981; Am. 2005, Act 186, Imd. Eff. Oct. 27, 2005
Source: Michigan Legislature (legislature.mi.gov)URL: https://legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-32-1014Fetched: 10/20/2026