[§124A-42]  Special courts-martial of statemilitary forces not in federal service; who may convene.  (a)  In the statemilitary forces not in federal service, the commanding officer of a garrison,fort, post, camp, air base, auxiliary air base, or other place where troops areon duty, or of a brigade, regiment, wing, group, detached battalion, separatesquadron, or other detached command, may convene special courts-martial. Special courts-martial may also be convened by superior authority.  When any suchofficer is an accuser, the court shall be convened by superior competentauthority.

(b)  A special court-martial may not try acommissioned officer. [L 1982, c 171, pt of §2]