Though not specifically mentioned in Chapter 20 NMSA 1978, all disorders and neglects to the prejudice of good order and discipline in the armed forces, all conduct of a nature to bring discredit upon the armed forces and crimes and offenses not capital, of which persons subject to Chapter 20 NMSA 1978 may be guilty, shall be taken cognizance of by a general, special or summary court-martial, according to the nature and degree of the offense, and shall be punished at the discretion of that court. History: 1978 Comp., § 20-12-73, enacted by Laws 1989, ch. 337, § 72. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 1989, ch. 337 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 16, 1989.
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