The Vermont Statutes Online
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Subchapter
002
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NONJUDICIAL DISCIPLINE
(Cite as: 20 V.S.A. § 964)
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§ 964. Appeals from nonjudicial discipline decisions
(a)(1) A service member disciplined under this subchapter who considers the discipline unjust
or disproportionate to the offense may appeal to the next superior authority within
15 days after the discipline is either announced or notice of the discipline is sent
to the accused, as the commander under section 961 or the appointing authority under
section 963 of this subchapter may determine.
(2) An appeal from the decision of an appointing authority under section 963 of this subchapter
shall be taken directly to the next higher authority, unless the action is initiated
by a general officer, in which case the Adjutant and Inspector General shall have
the final decision.
(b) The appeal shall be promptly forwarded and decided, but the service member disciplined
may, in the meantime, be required to undergo the discipline adjudged.
(c)(1) The superior authority may exercise the same powers with respect to the discipline
imposed as may be exercised under section 961 or 963 of this subchapter by the officer
who imposed the discipline, except that the superior authority shall not impose any
discipline in excess of what was originally imposed.
(2) Before acting on an appeal, the authority may refer the case to a judge advocate for
consideration and advice. (Added 2013, No. 124 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)