Section 20-12-4 - Convening authorities; nonjudicial punishment authoritiesA. A general, special or summary court-martial may be convened by the governor or by the adjutant general.B. A special or summary court-martial may be convened by the assistant adjutant general of the army national guard, as to all members of the army national guard; by the land component commander, as to members of the land component commander's command; by the commanding officer of any brigade-level headquarters, as to members of the commanding officer's command; by the assistant adjutant general of the air national guard, as to all members of the air national guard; by the assistant adjutant general of the state defense force, as to all members of the state defense force; and to the commanders of such equivalent level commands as may be organized in the future.C. A summary court-martial may be convened by a battalion commander, group commander or equivalent, as to all members of the commander's command.D. Nonjudicial punishment authority is conferred upon all general, special or summary court-martial convening authorities and upon company, battery and squadron commanders or equivalent, as to members of their command.1978 Comp., § 20-12-4, enacted by Laws 1987, ch. 318, § 89.Amended by 2021, c. 55,s. 9, eff. 6/18/2021.Amended by 2018, c. 6,s. 3, eff. 7/1/2018.