Bill Text: DE SB183 | 2023-2024 | 152nd General Assembly | Draft


Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 20 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Military Judges.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-03-27 - Reported Out of Committee (Veterans Affairs) in House with 14 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits [SB183 Detail]

Download: Delaware-2023-SB183-Draft.html

SPONSOR:

Sen. Mantzavinos & Rep. Carson

Sen. Walsh; Rep. D. Short

DELAWARE STATE SENATE

152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE BILL NO. 183

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 20 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MILITARY JUDGES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend § 151(d), Title 20 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

(d) The Adjutant General may designate 1 or more current or retired officers of the Delaware National Guard who is/are /were qualified members of the Judge Advocate General Corps as “Military Judge” for state military justice purposes.

A retired officer serving as “Military Judge,” while acting in such capacity, must receive a sum equal to the daily pay and allowance of the rank they held when they retired from the Delaware National Guard.

SYNOPSIS

The Delaware National Guard is in need of military judges and wants to use qualified military judges who are retired from the Delaware National Guard.

Author: Senator Mantzavinos

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