HF1442 Summary

• Grants adjutant general access to investigative reports and law enforcement data on military service members without court order when requested by State Judge Advocate for military justice and administrative actions.

• Allows commissioned officers from United States state or territory military forces with 2+ years Judge Advocate General Corps service to practice military law without state bar admission if certified competent and in good standing with any state bar.

• Expands military court jurisdiction to apply to service members in status under United States Code title 32, regulations adopted pursuant to title 32, or in state active service, including travel to/from training sites and intervals between training periods.

• Establishes new military offenses including prohibited sexual activities with recruits/trainees by persons in positions of special trust (192A.70), nonconsensual distribution of intimate images (192A.701), fraudulent use of government credit/debit cards (192A.702), unauthorized government computer access (192A.703), and retaliation against those reporting crimes or making protected communications (192A.704).

• Allows appeals of court-martial decisions directly to Minnesota Supreme Court by certiorari as a matter of right and permits search warrants during active service to be issued by military judges to any peace officer.