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AR 27-10 — MILITARY JUSTICE
AR 27-10: military justice procedures, jurisdiction, nonjudicial punishment. Explore the scope overview and open the official Army source.
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What this publication covers
AR 27-10 supplies Army military justice procedures. The reviewed edition implements the Manual for Courts-Martial and organizes subjects such as jurisdiction, nonjudicial punishment, and disciplinary proceedings involving civilian jurisdiction. It is useful for identifying the procedural reference before asking a military justice professional about a matter. It should not be confused with a general administrative investigation regulation.
Start by identifying the type of proceeding and the authority involved. An administrative inquiry under AR 15-6 has a different purpose and process from nonjudicial punishment or a court-martial matter. Personnel records and flags introduce further administrative questions covered elsewhere. GreenBook provides this scope map to make those distinctions visible; it does not determine charges, rights in a particular case, punishment, representation, deadlines, or the legal effect of an action.
- Military justice procedures
- Jurisdiction
- Nonjudicial punishment
- Civilian jurisdiction coordination
Who commonly uses it
Commanders and personnel seeking the applicable military justice procedural reference, with advice from qualified legal professionals.
Where to start in the official publication
These headings were checked against the linked edition's contents. Open the PDF and use its contents or find function; page numbering can differ by viewer.
- Chapter 2: Investigation and Prosecution of Crimes with Concurrent Jurisdiction
- Chapter 3: Nonjudicial Punishment
Common questions
What Army regulation addresses military justice procedures?
AR 27-10 implements Army military justice procedures alongside controlling authorities such as the Manual for Courts-Martial. Read the current official text for the proceeding involved.
Does AR 15-6 replace this regulation?
No. AR 15-6 addresses preliminary inquiries, administrative investigations, and boards of officers. Those processes are distinct from military justice proceedings.
Publication details and freshness
- Publication number
- AR 27-10
- Publication type
- AR
- Issuing authority / proponent
- Department of the Army · TJAG
- APD source status
- ACTIVE
- Publication date
- 2025-01-08
- Revision date listed by APD
- 2025-07-22
- Last source verification
- 2026-10-09
- Distribution
- A APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE; DISTRIBUTION IS UNLIMITED
APD change entries: 002 - 07/22/2025 001 - 05/08/2025
Earlier editions replaced by this publication: SUPERSEDED AR 27-10, 03/20/2024. This is edition history, not a claim that the displayed publication is superseded.
APD status and distribution evidence ↗Last verification records a manual source check. GreenBook does not automatically guarantee that no later guidance has been issued.