---
title: "Advise a service member on nonjudicial punishment under Article 15"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/military-and-defence-law/advise-a-member-on-an-infringement-notice-under-the-discipline-scheme/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A64-H20261018-2-US"
practice_area: "Military & Defence Law"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Advise a service member on nonjudicial punishment under Article 15

> List the punishment the command has proposed and the dates on the Article 15 paper. Write no advice.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/military-and-defence-law/advise-a-member-on-an-infringement-notice-under-the-discipline-scheme/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Military & Defence Law](https://ailawframework.com/practice/military-and-defence-law.md) |
| Human involvement | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | List the punishment the command has proposed and the dates on the Article 15 paper. Write no advice. |
| What the lawyer must review | You advise. Article 15 (10 U.S.C. § 815) lets a commanding officer impose specified punishments for minor offences without a court-martial. Except for a member attached to or embarked in a vessel, punishment may not be imposed if the member has, before the punishment, demanded trial by court-martial. The statute lists different maximums for officers and for other personnel, and further maximums when a more senior officer imposes the punishment. The President and the Secretary concerned may add limits by regulation. Read Article 15 and the service regulation before you advise. The tool writes none of that advice. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Advise a member on an infringement notice under the discipline scheme](https://ailawframework.com/practice/military-and-defence-law/advise-a-member-on-an-infringement-notice-under-the-discipline-scheme.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: List the punishment the command has proposed and the dates on the Article 15 paper. Write no advice.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The right to demand court-martial does not apply to a member attached to or embarked in a vessel.
- Do not quote a punishment maximum from memory. Read the subsection that matches the member’s status.

## Sources

- [10 U.S.C. § 815, UCMJ Article 15, nonjudicial punishment](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/815) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Model Rule 1.1, Competence](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_1_competence/) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Disciplinary infringement notice: election checklist (Defence Force Discipline Act)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/military-and-defence-law/disciplinary-infringement-notice-election.md) | Checklist | Red | Checklist for an ADF member given an infringement notice: the period to elect, what an election admits, the punishments available, and what happens if there is no election. |
| [Command review of a senior discipline officer's punishment (DFDA s 9G)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/military-and-defence-law/command-review-senior-discipline-officer.md) | Checklist | Yellow | Checklist for the commanding officer's review of a senior discipline officer's decision to impose a punishment for a disciplinary infringement, and for what a substituted decision may do. |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*