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Title 20 : Internal Security and Public Safety
Chapter 039 : Courts-Martial
Subchapter 002 : Nonjudicial Discipline
(Cite as: 20 V.S.A. § 965)-
§ 965. Effect of nonjudicial discipline
(a) The imposition and enforcement of nonjudicial discipline under this subchapter for any act or omission shall not be a bar to trial by court-martial or a civilian court of competent jurisdiction for a serious crime or offense growing out of the same act or omission and not properly punishable under this subchapter.
(b) The fact that nonjudicial discipline has been enforced may be shown by the accused upon trial and, when so shown, it shall be considered in determining the measure of discipline to be adjudged in the event of a finding of guilty. (Added 2013, No. 124 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)