Section 32.1043 - Trial and punishment; limitations; computation of time period.
MICHIGAN CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE OF 1980 (EXCERPT)
Act 523 of 1980
32.1043 Trial and punishment; limitations; computation of time period.
Sec. 43.
(1) A person charged with desertion or absence without leave when the governor, by proclamation has declared a grave state of emergency, or with aiding the enemy, or mutiny, shall be tried and punished at any time without limitation.
(2) A person charged with an offense under this code is not liable to be tried by court-martial or punished under section 15 if the offense was committed more than 2 years before the receipt of sworn charges and specifications by an officer exercising summary court-martial jurisdiction over the command, or before the imposition of punishment under section 15.
(3) Periods in which the accused was outside of the state, in the custody of civil authorities, or in the hands of the enemy shall be excluded in computing the period of limitations prescribed in this section.
History: 1980, Act 523, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981