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<section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="13A-601" title_number="13A" title_name="Maryland Code of Military Justice" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Pre–trial Procedure">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Charges and specifications shall be signed by a person subject to this title under oath before a commissioned officer authorized by § 13A–1102 of this title to administer oaths and shall state:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>that the signer has personal knowledge of, or has investigated, the matters set forth therein; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>that they are true in fact to the best of the signer’s knowledge and belief.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>On the preferring of charges, the proper authority shall take immediate steps to determine what disposition should be made thereof in the interest of justice and discipline, and the person accused shall be informed of the charges as soon as practicable.</text>
  </level>
</section>
