BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY
OF THE AIR FORCE
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
INSTRUCTION 51-202
4 JANUARY 2022
Law
NONJUDICIAL PUNISHMENT
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-Publishing website at
www.e-Publishing.af.mil for downloading or ordering
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication
OPR: AF/JAJM;
Certified by: AF/JAJ (BG Rebecca R. Vernon);
USSF/SpOC/JA, (Colonel Todd Pennington)
Supersedes: AFI51-202, 6 March 2019 Pages: 56
This instruction implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 51-2, Military Justice and Other
Criminal Proceedings. Specifically, this instruction addresses Article 15 of the Uniform Code of
Military Justice (UCMJ), Part V of the Manual for Courts-Martial (MCM). This publication
applies to the Regular Air Force, the Air Force Reserve, the Air National Guard (ANG) (when in
federal service under Title 10 United States Code (U.S.C)), and the United States Space Force.
Users of this instruction should familiarize themselves with the UCMJ, MCM, and Department of
Defense directives and instructions pertaining to military justice. This publication may not be
supplemented without the prior, written approval of AF/JAJM, 1500 West Perimeter Road, Suite
1130, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland 20762; DSN 612-4820. This instruction requires the
collection and or maintenance of information protected by the Privacy Act of 1974 authorized by
Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 5400.11, DoD Privacy and Civil Liberties Programs.
The applicable SORN, F051 AFJA I, Military Justice and Magistrate Court Records is available
at http://dpclo.defense.gov/Privacy/SORNs.aspx. Refer recommended changes and questions
about this publication to the office of primary responsibility (OPR) using the AF Form 847,
Recommendation for Change of Publication; route AF Forms 847 from the field through the
appropriate chain of command. The authorities to waive wing/unit level requirements in this
publication are identified with a tier (“T-0, T-1, T-2, T-3”) number following the compliance
statement. See Department of the Air Force Instruction (DAFI) 33-360, Publications and Forms
Management, Table 1.1 for a description of the authorities associated with the tier numbers.
Submit requests for waivers through the chain of command to the appropriate tier waiver approval
authority. All waivers of non-tiered compliance statements must be submitted to AF/JAJM, the
publication OPR. Commanders may not waive non-tiered compliance items in this instruction.
