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48-2106. (KCMJ Art. 6) Judge advocates; inspections; communications; restrictions. (a) The staff judge advocates in each component of the state's military forces or such judge advocate's designee shall make frequent inspections in the field under the supervision of the administration of military justice in that force.

(b) Commanding officers shall at all times communicate directly with their staff judge advocates in matters relating to the administration of military justice. The judge advocate of any command is entitled to communicate directly with the staff judge advocate of a superior or subordinate command or with the state judge advocate.

(c) No person who has acted as member, military judge, trial counsel, assistant trial counsel, defense counsel, assistant defense counsel, or investigating officer, or who has been a witness for either the prosecution or defense, in any case, may later act as a judge advocate to any reviewing authority upon the same case.

History: L. 1972, ch. 203, § 48-2106; L. 2024, ch. 78, § 59; July 1.