Criminal Law

Mission

The mission of the Criminal Law Division is to:

• Prosecute general and special courts-martial;
• Advise commanders on enlisted and officer administrative separation actions and represent the command at administrative separation board proceedings;
• Advise commanders in determining the disposition of pending disciplinary actions including nonjudicial punishment and other adverse administrative and military justice actions;
• Support CID, MPI, PMO investigators and other law enforcement officials with legal opinions and assistance; and
• Provide educational classes on military justice related topics, including but not limited to, training new commanders and providing unit briefings on military justice topics.

Publications and Resources

Military Justice Resources

• AR 27-10 Chapter 3 -- Nonjudicial Punishment (Article 15 Information)
• DA Form 2823 -- Sworn Statement
• DA Form 3881 -- Rights Warning Procedure/Waiver Certificate
• DA Form 4833 -- Commander's Report of Disciplinary Action
• DA Form 4856 -- Developmental Counseling Form
• DD Form 2873 -- Military Protective Order (No Contact)
• Improper Senior Subordinate or Officer Enlisted Relationships
• Manual for Courts-Martial, 2012 Edition, Part V, Nonjudicial Punishment

Note: More Military Justice Resources are available on our office's Intranet website.

Other Resources

• Army Criminal Investigation Command (CID) website
• Army JAG Corps website
• Army Sexual Assault Prevention and Response website
• US Army Japan Army Sexual Assault Prevention
• US Army Japan Military Police Battalion (Provisional)

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