1. (a) Each general court-martial shall keep a verbatim record of the proceedings of the trial of each case brought before it, and such record shall be authenticated by the signature of the president and the law officer. In case the record cannot be authenticated by either the president or the law officer, by reason of the death, disability, or absence of such officer, it shall be signed by a member in lieu of him. If both the president and the law officer are unavailable for such reasons, the record shall be authenticated by two members.
2. (b) Each special court-martial shall keep a separate record of the proceedings in each case, which record shall contain a summarized record of all evidence and proceedings of the court and be authenticated by the signature of the president and the trial counsel. In case the record cannot be authenticated by either the president or the trial counsel, by reason of the death, disability, or absence of such officer, it shall be signed by a member in lieu of him. If both the president and the trial counsel are unavailable for such reasons, the record shall be authenticated by two members of the court-martial. If the convening authority details or employs a qualified court reporter to record the record of the proceedings and a dishonorable discharge is adjudged, a verbatim record of the proceedings of the trial shall be kept.
3. (c) Each summary court-martial shall keep a separate record of the proceedings in each case, which record shall reflect the pleas of the accused to the charges and specifications, the findings and sentence, and the action by the convening authority.
4. (d) Disposition of court-martial records. After final action by the convening authority, the original record of trial of each court-martial will be filed in the office of the State Judge Advocate, one copy will be filed in the office of the staff judge advocate of the command concerned, and copy will be filed in the headquarters of the special court-martial convening authority over the accused, and one copy will be given to the accused.

Laws 1963, SB 277, c. 148, § 719, emerg. eff. June 6, 1963.