Court-martial records must be kept, certified, and sometimes copied to the accused or victim.
§154. Article 54. Record of trial A. Each general or special court-martial shall keep a separate record of the proceedings in each case brought before it. The record shall be certified by a court reporter, except that in the case of death, disability, or absence of the court reporter, the record shall be certified by an official selected under rules prescribed under Article 36 of this Code. B. Each summary court-martial shall keep a separate record of the proceedings in each case, and the record shall contain the matter and shall be certified in the manner required by rules prescribed under Article 36 of this Code. C.(1) Except as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, the record shall contain such matters as required by rules prescribed under Article 36 of this Code. (2) In accordance with rules prescribed under Article 36 of this Code, a complete record or proceedings and testimony shall be prepared in any case of a sentence of dismissal, discharge, confinement for more than six months, or forfeiture of pay for more than six months. D. A copy of the record of the proceedings of each general and special court-martial shall be given to the accused as soon as it is certified. E. In the case of a general or special court-martial, upon request, a copy of all prepared records of the proceedings of the court-martial shall be given to the victim of the offense if the victim testified during the proceedings. The records of the proceedings shall be provided without charge and as soon as the records are certified. The victim shall be notified of the opportunity to receive the records of the proceedings. Acts 1974, No. 621, §1; Acts 2019, No. 373, §1.