Citation
JAGINST 5800.7G - Manual of the Judge Advocate General (JAGMAN)
Office of the Judge Advocate General, Department of the Navy
- Effective
- 2021-01-14
- Publisher
- Office of the Judge Advocate General, Department of the Navy
- Pages citing
- 48
Scope
JAGINST 5800.7G publishes the Manual of the Judge Advocate General (JAGMAN). The JAGMAN regulates investigations, claims, commercial activities, court-martial procedures, military justice, and administrative procedures across the Department of the Navy. The instruction operates as a Department-wide regulation under the authority of the Secretary of the Navy and the Judge Advocate General.
Audience
Staff judge advocates and legal officers across the Navy and Marine Corps. Convening authorities exercising court-martial jurisdiction. Commanders processing administrative investigations, line of duty determinations, command investigations, and Article 138 complaints. Legal administrative personnel preparing case files.
Authority
Office of the Judge Advocate General, Department of the Navy. The instruction operates under the framework of US Navy Regulations 1990, SECNAVINST 5430.7R, and the JAG authorities set in JAGINST 5219.1G.
Change history
- CH-1. Initial change after the G revision.
- CH-2. 1 December 2023. Incorporates the change to Chapter I published by ALNAV 095/23 (30 November 2023). Significant updates to regulations implementing and supplementing the Manual for Courts-Martial. Revised pages 1-1 through 1-172 and Appendix A-1-a through A-1-q.
Chapter structure (parent enclosure 1)
- Chapter I. Military justice. Investigations and court-martial procedure.
- Chapter II. Claims. Federal Tort Claims Act, Military Claims Act, Foreign Claims Act, Article 139 claims, Personnel Claims Act.
- Chapter III. Investigations of incidents involving accidents, deaths, and high-visibility events.
- Chapter IV. Article 138 complaints of wrongs.
- Chapter V. Standards of conduct, ethics, and administrative procedures inside the JAG community.
- Subsequent chapters. Specialized procedures including environmental law, intelligence law, and operational law.
Distribution
Electronic only. Department of the Navy Issuances site at https://www.secnav.navy.mil/doni/default.aspx and the JAG site at https://www.jag.navy.mil.
Status
Active. Cancels JAGINST 5800.7F. CH-2 is the current change. Signed by D. E. Crandall on 1 December 2023.
Aliases the resolver matches
- JAGINST 5800.7G
- JAGINST 5800.7G CH-2
- JAGINST 5800.7
- JAGMAN
- Manual of the Judge Advocate General
Cited by 48 pages
Inspections (1)
Admin (25)
- Absentee, Deserter, and Confinement Processing - S-1 Procedural Page
- Administrative Investigations - S-1 Procedural Page
- Administrative Separations Legal Review - S-1 Procedural Page
- Apprehension and Return to Military Control (RMC)
- Clemency and Parole Administration
- Command Investigation (Type One) - S-1 Procedural Page
- Command Investigations - S-1 Procedural Overview
- Confinement Administration
- Court of Inquiry (Type Three) - S-1 Procedural Page
- Criminal Justice Information Reporting - S-1 Procedural Page
- Death Cases and Special Considerations - S-1 Procedural Page
- Enlisted Administrative Separations - S-1 Procedural Page
- Evidence, Witnesses, and Warnings - S-1 Procedural Page
- Findings, Opinions, Recommendations, and Report Format - S-1 Procedural Page
- Legal Administration - S-1 Procedural Overview
- Legal Files and Records Management - S-1 Procedural Page
- Line of Duty (LOD) Coverage for Reserve Injuries
- Line of Duty and Misconduct Determinations - S-1 Procedural Page
- Litigation-Report Investigation (Type Two) - S-1 Procedural Page
- Nonjudicial Punishment and Unit Punishment Book - S-1 Procedural Page
- Officer Administrative Separation - S-1 Procedural Page
- Officer Misconduct and Discipline - S-1 Procedural Page
- Preliminary Inquiry and Command Options - S-1 Procedural Page
- Pretrial Confinement and Restriction - S-1 Procedural Page
- Separation and Retirement - S-1 Procedural Overview
Commander (13)
- Command Investigations
- Convening Authority and Courts-Martial
- Covered Offense Incident Response
- Discipline and Records Overview
- Incident Playbooks Overview
- Monthly Case Management Group (CMG)
- NJP Routing and Commander Authority
- Off-Base Arrest Response
- OSTC Covered Offenses and Regional Notification
- Outgoing CO Master Checklist
- Page 11 Entries - Commander Authority
- Reductions in Grade
- SAPR Unrestricted Report Response