Military Right's Waiver Form (Article 31b)
Military Right's Waiver Form (Article 31b)
Military Right's Waiver Form (Article 31b)
RATE/RANK
SERVICE (BRANCH)
USN
ACTIVITY/UNIT
DATE OF BIRTH
NAME (INTERVIEWER)
RATE/RANK
ORGANIZATION
BILLET
LOCATION OF INTERVIEW
TIME
SERVICE (BRANCH)
USN
DATE
RIGHTS
I certify and acknowledge by my signature and initials set forth below that, before the
interviewer requested a statement from me, he warned me that:
(1) I am suspected of having committed the following offense(s):
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(2) I have the right to remain silent; - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (3) Any statement I do make may be used as evidence against me in trial by
court-martial, - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (4) I have the right to consult with lawyer counsel prior to any questioning. This lawyer
counsel may be a civilian lawyer retained by me at my own expense, a military lawyer
appointed to act as my counsel without cost to me, or both; and - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (5) I have the right to have such retained civilian lawyer and/or appointed military lawyer
present during this interview. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (6) If I decide to answer questions now without a lawyer present, I will have the right to stop
this interview at any time. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - WAIVER OF RIGHTS
I further certify and acknowledge that I have read the above statement of my rights and fully
understand them, and that, - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -(1) I expressly desire to waive my right to remain silent; - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (2) I expressly desire to make a statement; - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
(3) I expressly do not desire to consult with either a civilian lawyer retained by me or a
military lawyer appointed as my counsel without cost to me prior to any questioning;
(4) I expressly do not desire to have such lawyer present with me during this
interview; and - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (5) This acknowledgment and waiver of rights is made freely and voluntarily by, and without
any promises or threats having been made to me or pressure or coercion of any kind having been
used against me.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (6) I further understand that, even though I initially waive my rights to counsel and to remain
silent, I may, during the interview, assert my right to counsel or to remain silent.
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TIME
DATE
SIGNATURE (INTERVIEWER)
TIME
DATE
SIGNATURE (WITNESS)
TIME
DATE
The statement which appears on this page (and the following ____ page(s), all of which are
signed by me), is made freely and voluntarily by me, and without any promises or threats having
been made to me or pressure or coercion of any kind having been used against me.
SIGNATURE (ACCUSED/SUSPECT)