Armed Forces Disciplinary Punishment Act Article 41
Whereas a servicemember is suspected of committing the disciplinary offense, the component authority may choose not to conduct the investigation or terminate the investigation instead if any of the following circumstances exists,1. The judicial disciplinary action has adjudicated or the disciplinary punishment has been imposed for the disciplinary offense, or there is no punishment meted out after investigation;2. The regulation that stipulated the punishment has been abolished or ceases to apply after the commission of disciplinary offense;3. The conduct of jurisdiction of disciplinary punishment exceeds the period stipulated in Article 34;4. The suspected discipline offender is deceased;5. Anonymous report, or the offender or the facts is unidentifiable;6. The fact reported is not clear, and the reporter refuses to appear in person to address the reporting fact without good causes;7. The reported fact does not constitute any disciplinary offense.
中文原文 陸海空軍懲罰法第41條
軍人涉有違紀行為，且有下列情形之一者，權責長官得不實施調查或終止調查：
一、同一違紀行為已受懲戒或懲罰。
經調查而未受懲罰者，亦同。
二、違紀行為後，據以懲罰之法令經廢止或停止適用。
三、懲罰權已逾第三十四條規定之行使期間。
四、涉有違紀行為之人死亡。
五、匿名舉發，或未具體指出行為人或事實。
六、舉發事實不明，且舉發人經合法通知，無正當理由拒絕到場陳述其舉發事實。
七、舉發事實顯不構成違紀行為。
一、同一違紀行為已受懲戒或懲罰。
經調查而未受懲罰者，亦同。
二、違紀行為後，據以懲罰之法令經廢止或停止適用。
三、懲罰權已逾第三十四條規定之行使期間。
四、涉有違紀行為之人死亡。
五、匿名舉發，或未具體指出行為人或事實。
六、舉發事實不明，且舉發人經合法通知，無正當理由拒絕到場陳述其舉發事實。
七、舉發事實顯不構成違紀行為。