MCO 5800.16 Vol 12 - Command Responsibilities in the Provision of Legal Services

What this volume is

MCO 5800.16 Volume 12, COMMAND RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE PROVISION OF LEGAL SERVICES. One of 17 volumes of the Legal Support and Administration Manual, short title LSAM, the Marine Corps legal services authority issued by CMC (JA). Signed 08 AUG 2018. Source PDF on file from the 2026-04 archive snapshot.

Sections

• 0101 Purpose
• 0102 General
• 0103 Roles Defined
• 0104 Court-Martial Support
• 0105 Preparation Of The Navmc 118(13) And Navmc 118(13A)
• 0106 Military Protective Order

Lead excerpt

For purposes of this Volume, "commander" is defined as one who is properly appointed to command an organization, or who, under applicable provisions of law, regulations, or orders, succeeds to such command due to transfer, incapacity, death, or absence of the previous commander. For the purposes of this Volume, “absence” means any condition that prevents effective command and control of the unit by the commander. "Commander" includes a commissioned warrant officer exercising command. Marine Corps commanding [...]

Quoted from the opening section of the volume.

Audience

Commanders at every echelon. The volume defines what the command owes the legal system, court-martial support, witness production, victim and witness assistance execution.

Connections

• MCO 5000.14D MCAP Enclosure 3. The administrative side of the same command responsibilities.
• MARADMIN 655/23. Cites this volume for command legal services obligations.

Access

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