ME LD57

Authorizes attorneys certified by a military branch's judge advocate general to represent Maine National Guard members in military justice proceedings without being barred in Maine

Expands nonjudicial punishment authority by adding rank reduction as a punishment option: captains can reduce enlisted members E-4 and below, majors can reduce E-6 and below, and lieutenant colonels and above can reduce any enlisted member

Removes the previous exemption that excluded National Guard members from the Maine Code of Military Justice when serving in federal service under U.S. Code Title 10

Adds "driving to endanger" (Title 29-A, section 2413) as an offense under the Maine Code of Military Justice alongside operating under the influence

Transfers rulemaking authority for officer discharges and termination of appointments from the Governor to the Adjutant General