Sec. 432.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1) "Accuser" means a person who signs and swears to charges, who directs that charges nominally be signed and sworn to by another, or who has an interest other than an official interest in the prosecution of the accused.

(2) "Active state duty" means duty authorized under the constitution and laws of the state and all training authorized under Title 32, United States Code.

(3) "Commanding officer" includes commissioned officers and warrant officers of the state military forces who either have been appointed to command by a superior authority or have lawfully assumed command.

(4) "Convening authority" includes, in addition to the person who convened the court, a commissioned officer commanding temporarily, or a successor in command.

(5) "Day" means a calendar day and is not synonymous with unit training assembly or any other accounting for training. A punishment authorized under this chapter that is measured in terms of days means calendar days.

(6) "Duty" means any presence or performance of any service with or on behalf of the state military forces.

(7) "Enlisted member" means a person in an enlisted grade.

(8) "Grade" means a step or degree, in a graduated scale of office or military rank, that is established and designated as a grade by law or regulation.

(9) "Judge advocate" means a commissioned officer appointed to serve as a judge advocate by the adjutant general under Section 432.005(b).

(10) "Legal officer" means a commissioned officer of the state military forces designated to perform legal duties for a command.

(11) "Military" refers to all or part of the state military forces.

(12) "Military court" means a court-martial, court of inquiry, military commission, or provost court.

(13) "Military judge" means an official of a court-martial detailed in accordance with Section 432.045.

(14) "Officer" means a commissioned or warrant officer of the state military forces.

(15) "Officer candidate" means a candidate of the state officer candidate school.

(16) "Rank" means the order of precedence among members of the state military forces.

(17) "State judge advocate general" means the judge advocate general of the state military forces, commissioned in those forces, and responsible for supervising the administration of military justice in the state military forces, and performing other legal duties required by the adjutant general.

(18) "State military forces" means the National Guard of this state, as defined in Title 32, United States Code, and other militia or military forces organized under the laws of this state.

(19) "Superior commissioned officer" means a commissioned officer superior in rank or command.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 309, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Amended by:

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 807 (H.B. 2417), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.