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<section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="13A-502" title_number="13A" title_name="Maryland Code of Military Justice" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Appointment and Composition of Courts–martial">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A special court–martial may be convened by:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a person who may convene a general court–martial;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the commanding officer of a garrison, fort, post, camp, station, or Air National Guard base;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the commanding officer of a brigade, regiment, detached battalion, or corresponding unit of the Army;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>the commanding officer of a wing, group, separate squadron, or corresponding unit of the Air Force; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>the commanding officer or officer in charge of any other command when empowered by the Adjutant General.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>If any such officer is an accuser, the court shall be convened by superior competent authority and may in any case be convened by such superior authority if considered desirable by such authority.</text>
  </level>
</section>
