Citation
MCO 5800.16 Vol 16 - Military Justice
Headquarters Marine Corps
- Publisher
- Headquarters Marine Corps
- Pages citing
- 18
What this volume is
MCO 5800.16 Volume 16, MILITARY JUSTICE. 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 19 JUN 2020. Source PDF on file from the 2026-04 archive snapshot.
Chapters
- Chapter 1: General Provisions
- Chapter 2: Organization, Personnel, And Qualifications
- Chapter 3: Detailing
- Chapter 4: Victim And Witness Assistance Program
- Chapter 5: Special Victim Cases And Processing Of Sex-Related Offenses
- Chapter 6: Miscellaneous Pretrial Matters
- Chapter 7: Initial Review Of Pretrial Confinement
- Chapter 8: Military Magistrates
- Chapter 10: Article 32 Preliminary Hearings
- Chapter 11: Discovery
- Chapter 12: Military Justice Hearing And Court Reporting Procedures
- Chapter 13: Military Justice Data Collection
- Chapter 14: Criminal Justice Information Reporting, Sex Offender Notification, And Criminal Indexing
- Chapter 15: Courtroom Security
- Chapter 16: Pretrial Agreements And Plea Agreements
- Chapter 17: General Post-Trial Processing
- Chapter 18: Transcription
- Chapter 19: Miscellaneous
Lead excerpt
The purpose of military law, as stated in the Preamble to the Manual for Courts-Martial, “is to promote justice, to assist in maintaining good order and discipline in the armed forces, to promote efficiency and effectiveness in the military establishment, and thereby to strengthen the national security of the United States.” 010302.
Quoted from the opening section of the volume.
Audience
Convening authorities, trial and defense counsel, victims' legal counsel, and S-1 legal clerks. Nineteen chapters spanning the Marine Corps military justice process.
Connections
- Chapter 4 carries the Victim and Witness Assistance Program, RVWLO and IVWLO appointments at paragraphs 040902 and 040903, DD Forms 2701 through 2705 by case stage, and quarterly data reporting to the VWAP Director at JMJ.
- The UCMJ and the Manual for Courts-Martial. The framework this volume administers.
- DODI 1030.2 and DODD 1030.01. The DoD victim and witness assistance floor.
- MCO 5800.16 Volume 4. VLC referral rides the same victim rights machinery.
Access
The external link opens the official landing page for the current version.
Aliases the resolver matches
- MCO 5800.16 Vol 16
- MCO 5800.16 Volume 16
- MCO 5800.16 V-16
- MCO P5800.16 Vol 16
- MCO P5800.16 Volume 16
- LSAM Vol 16
- LSAM Volume 16
- MCO 5800.16-V16
- MCO 5800.16 Chapter 4
- MCO 5800.16 Ch 4
Cited by 18 pages
Admin (15)
- Appellate Leave - S-1 Procedural Page
- Court-Martial NJP and Bankruptcy Pay Actions - S-1 Procedural Page
- Courts-Martial Administration - S-1 Procedural Page
- Criminal Justice Information Reporting - S-1 Procedural Page
- Legal Administration - S-1 Procedural Overview
- Nonjudicial Punishment and Unit Punishment Book - S-1 Procedural Page
- Pretrial Confinement and Restriction - S-1 Procedural Page
- Victim and Witness Assistance Program - S-1 Procedural Overview
- VWAP Confinement Facility Notifications - S-1 Procedural Page
- VWAP Installation and Regional Liaison Officers - S-1 Procedural Page
- VWAP Law Enforcement Coordination - S-1 Procedural Page
- VWAP Legal Community and Trial Counsel - S-1 Procedural Page
- VWAP Marine and Family Services Coordination - S-1 Procedural Page
- VWAP Unit Commander and VWAC - S-1 Procedural Page
- VWAP Victim Rights and Notifications - S-1 Procedural Page