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<section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="13A-503" 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 summary court–martial may be convened by:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a person who may convene a general or special court–martial;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the commanding officer of a detached company or other detachment, or corresponding unit of the Army;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the commanding officer of a detached squadron or other detachment, or corresponding unit of the Air Force; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>the commanding officer or officer in charge of any other command when empowered by the Adjutant General.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>When only one commissioned officer is present with a command or detachment, that officer shall be the summary court–martial of that command or detachment and shall hear and determine all summary court–martial cases, or a military judge may act as summary court–martial.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A summary court–martial may, however, be convened in any case by superior competent authority if considered desirable by such authority.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
