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<section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="13A-102" title_number="13A" title_name="Maryland Code of Military Justice" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>This title applies to all members of the State military forces at all times.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Subject matter jurisdiction is established if a nexus exists between an offense, either military or non–military, and the State military force.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Courts–martial have primary jurisdiction of military offenses.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <level label="i">
        <text>A proper civilian court has primary jurisdiction of a non–military offense when an act or omission violates both this title and local criminal law, foreign or domestic.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>In a case described in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, a court–martial may be initiated only after the civilian authority declined to prosecute or dismissed the charge, provided jeopardy has not attached.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Jurisdiction over attempted crimes, conspiracy crimes, solicitation, and accessory crimes must be determined by the underlying offense.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
