Section 2
Proceedings before Special Courts
Article 17
Application of General Rules of Procedure
(1) For the proceedings before the Special Courts, the code of criminal procedure, the judicature act, and their amendments apply, unless otherwise specified.
(2) The rules of the second chapter of the juvenile court law are not applicable.
Article 18
Local Competency of the Court
The Special Court shall also be competent for those defendants who are seized or kept in confinement in its district. The jurisdiction, once established, will not be affected by the release of the defendant.
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