1. (a) In the state military forces not in federal service, the commanding officer of a garrison, fort, post, camp, air base, auxiliary air base, or other place where troops are on duty, or of a division, brigade, battle group, regiment, wing, group, battalion, squadron, detached company, or other detachment, may convene a summary court-martial consisting of one commissioned officer.
2. (b) When only one commissioned officer is present with a detached command he shall be the summary court-martial of that command or detachment and shall hear and determine all summary court-martial cases brought before him. Summary courts-martial may, however, be convened in any case by superior competent authority when considered desirable by him.

Laws 1963, SB 277, c. 148, § 503, emerg. eff. June 6, 1963; Amended by Laws 1973, HB 1225, c. 116, § 1, emerg. eff. May 4, 1973.