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REPORT AND DISPOSITION
OF OFFENSE(S)
Your office may receive notification that
an offense has been committed in a variety of
ways. These ways can include a shore patrol
report, a verbal complaint by a victim, or a
local report chit. Except when serious crimes
are involved, charges are reduced to writing
on the Report and Disposition of Offense(s),
NAVPERS 1626/7, and processed in the
manner prescribed by the form itself.
The NAVPERS 1626/7 is a one-sheet
(back and front) form. It is not a substitute
for a charge sheet and it is not a substitute for
the pretrial investigation required by Article
32, UCMJ.
However,
so long as the
offense(s) remains in the group of cases to be
handled by the CO at mast, this one form
satisfies most paper work requirements of a
mast proceeding.
Among the functions the
NAVPERS 1626/7 serves are the following:
l It reports the offense(s).
l It records that the accused has been
advised of his or her rights under Article 31,
UCMJ.
l It records any premast restraint.
l It serves as a preliminary inquiry
report.
l It records the action of the XO at
screening mast.
l It records that the accused has been
advised of the right to refuse NJP (if that
right exists under the circumstances of the
case).
l It shows the action of the CO at mast.
l It records that appeal rights have been
explained to the accused.
“ It becomes a permanent record of the
case in the Unit Punishment Book (UPB). No
additional record is needed such as 3 x 5
cards or a mast logbook.
Remember, however, that the NAVPERS
1626/7 does not include all the required
premast advice that must be given to the
accused according to the JAGMAN, section
0109.
PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS
Regardless of how the commission of a
minor offense is brought to your attention,
you will probably need to prepare the smooth
NAVPERS 1626/7.
Let’s look at the
information that you will place on this form.
In Section A, start with addressing the
report to the OIC or CO of the accused. Fill
in the date of the report. Type the name of
the accused in last name, first name, middle
initial order.
Verify the social security
number from the accused’s service record and
type it in. Type in the present rate of the
accused and the branch and class of service.
Designate the department or division that the
accused is attached to. Fill in the place of the
offense. If there is more than one place, list
all applicable places of the offense(s). Show
the date of the commission of the offense. If
there is more than one date, show all dates.
In the section entitled Details of the
Offense, it is not mandatory that you type the
offenses in the manner that you would on a
charge sheet. However, this is good practice.
If you always prepare a specification in full
detail, you will not have to change it in the
event the charges
are
referred
to
a
court-martial.
List military witnesses to the offense in
order of seniority,
followed by civilian
witnesses, if any.
If the witnesses are
attached to the same command as the
offender, it is only necessary to give the
witness
division or department.
If the
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