Section 20: Jurisdiction of summary courts-martial
Article 20. Jurisdiction of summary courts-martial.
(a) Summary courts-martial shall have jurisdiction to try persons subject to this code, except officers, cadets, candidates and midshipmen, for any offense made punishable by this code under such limitations as the commander-in-chief may prescribe.
(b) No person with respect to whom summary courts-martial have jurisdiction shall be brought to trial before a summary court-martial if that person objects thereto. If objection to trial by summary court-martial is made by an accused, trial by special or general court-martial may be ordered, as may be appropriate. Summary courts-martial may, under such limitations as the commander-in-chief may prescribe, adjudge any punishment not forbidden by this code except dismissal, dishonorable or bad-conduct discharge, confinement for more than 1 month, restriction to specified limits for more than 2 months, or forfeiture of more than 2/3 of 1 month's pay.