Sec. 532. ORDERING OF DEPOSITIONS UNDER THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE
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## SEC. 532 ORDERING OF DEPOSITIONS UNDER THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE **[**[10 U.S.C. 849](/us/usc/t10/s849)**]** Subsection
(a)of section 849 of title 10, United States Code (article 49 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended to read as follows: > > ### “(a) > > > ####
(1)> > At any time after charges have been signed as provided in section 830 of this title (article 30), oral or written depositions may be ordered as follows: > > > ##### “(A) > > Before referral of such charges for trial, by the convening authority who has such charges for disposition. > > > ##### “(B) > > After referral of such charges for trial, by the convening authority or the military judge hearing the case. > > > #### “(2) > > An authority authorized to order a deposition under paragraph
(1)may order the deposition at the request of any party, but only if the party demonstrates that, due to exceptional circumstances, it is in the interest of justice that the testimony of the prospective witness be taken and preserved for use at a preliminary hearing under section 832 of this title (article 32) or a court-martial. > > > #### “(3) > > If a deposition is to be taken before charges are referred for trial, the authority under paragraph (1)(A) may designate commissioned officers as counsel for the Government and counsel for the accused, and may authorize those officers to take the deposition of any witness.” > .
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ORDERING OF DEPOSITIONS UNDER THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE
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