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Chapter 1.
Military Laws of Virginia
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  • Article 2.
    General Administrative Officers
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    • § 44-8
    Governor as Commander in Chief
    § 44-9
    Commander in Chief to prescribe regulations
    § 44-9.1
    Censorship of certain sermons prohibited
    § 44-10
    Divisions of military staff
    § 44-11
    Department of Military Affairs; Adjutant General
    § 44-11.1
    Duties of the Department of Military Affairs
    § 44-12
    Repealed
    § 44-13
    Powers of Adjutant General
    § 44-13.1
    Virginia National Guard Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Program established
    § 44-13.2
    Administration of the MWR Program
    § 44-13.3
    Virginia National Guard MWR Fund
    § 44-13.4
    Risk management
    § 44-14
    Expenditures for Department
    § 44-15
    Reports to Secretary of Defense
    § 44-16
    Records of Adjutant General
    § 44-17
    Regulations as to reports and care of property
    § 44-18
    Repealed
    § 44-19
    Adjutant General to have charge of military property
    § 44-20
    Deputy Adjutant General (Army and Air) and Assistant Adjutant General (Army); assistants and clerical forces of Adjutant General
    § 44-21
    Bonds of Adjutant General and fiscal clerks
    § 44-22
    Auditing accounts of Adjutant General
    § 44-23
    Repealed
    § 44-24
    United States Property and Fiscal Officer
    § 44-24.1
    Repealed
  • Article 3.
    National Guard in General
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    • § 44-25
    Organization; composition of units
    § 44-26
    Location of units and headquarters
    § 44-27
    Appointment and promotion of officers
    § 44-28
    Qualifications of commanding or staff officers
    § 44-29
    Qualifications of National Guard officers
    § 44-30
    Tests as to fitness for officers; examining board
    § 44-31
    Relative rank of officers
    § 44-32
    Oath of National Guard officers
    § 44-32.1
    Administration of oaths of office and enlistment
    § 44-33
    Elimination and disposition of officers
    § 44-34
    Repealed
    § 44-35
    Enlistments in National Guard
    § 44-36
    Enlistment contract and oath
    § 44-37
    Discharge of enlisted persons
    § 44-38
    Membership continued in National Guard after termination of federal service
    § 44-39
    Uniforms, arms and equipment
    § 44-39.1
    Possession of handguns by members at National Guard facilities
    § 44-40
    Discipline and training
    § 44-40.01
    Nonjudicial disciplinary proceedings
    § 44-40.1
    Persons subject to the Virginia military laws
    § 44-40.2
    Administration of oaths and taking of sworn statements by commissioned officers
    § 44-41
    Armory drills, inactive training, annual active duty training, etc.
    § 44-41.1
    Failure to report; etc.
    § 44-41.2
    Sharing of information with Virginia Employment Commission upon separation
  • Article 4.1.
    National Guard Mutual Assistance Compact
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    • § 44-54.1
    Compact enacted into law; terms
    § 44-54.2
    Payment of liability of State pursuant to Article III (f) of compact
    § 44-54.3
    Members of National Guard deemed to be in state service when engaged pursuant to compact
  • Article 7.
    Regulations As to Active Service
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    • § 44-75
    Repealed
    § 44-75.1
    Militia state active duty
    § 44-75.1:1
    Compact enacted into law; terms
    § 44-75.2
    Militia training duty
    § 44-76
    Transportation, equipment and support of militia
    § 44-77
    Orders to officers and appointment of rendezvous
    § 44-78
    Repealed
    § 44-78.1
    Request for assistance by localities
    § 44-79
    Repealed
    § 44-80
    Order in which classes of militia called into service
    § 44-81
    Length of service when called out
    § 44-82
    How troops paid while in service; transportation to be furnished; movement of troops and supplies not to be delayed
    § 44-83
    Pay and allowance of members
    § 44-84
    Regulations enforced on actual service
  • Article 8.
    Unorganized Militia
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    • § 44-85
    Regulations and penalties
    § 44-86
    When ordered out for service
    § 44-87
    Manner of ordering out for service
    § 44-88
    Incorporation into the Virginia Defense Force
    § 44-89
    Draft of unorganized militia
    § 44-90
    Punishment for failure to appear
  • Article 10.
    Privileges of United States Reserve, National Guard, and Naval Militia
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    • § 44-93
    Leaves of absence for employees of Commonwealth or political subdivisions
    § 44-93.1
    Supplement of military pay and additional life insurance benefits for employees of Commonwealth or political subdivisions
    § 44-93.2
    Leaves of absence from nongovernmental employment
    § 44-93.3
    Reemployment rights
    § 44-93.4
    Discrimination against persons who serve in the Virginia National Guard, Virginia Defense Force, or National Guard of another state and acts of reprisal prohibited
    § 44-93.5
    Penalties for denial
    § 44-94
    Exemption from jury duty
    § 44-95
    Repealed
    § 44-96
    Military property exempt from levy and sale
    § 44-97
    Exemption from arrest
    § 44-97.1
    Continuance or time for filing pleading, etc., where party or attorney is on active duty
    § 44-98
    Interference with employment of members of Virginia National Guard or Virginia Defense Force
    § 44-99
    Organizations may own property; suits
    § 44-100
    No action allowed on account of military duties; counsel for members sued or prosecuted
    § 44-101
    Repealed
    § 44-102
    Commission not to vacate civil office
    § 44-102.1
    Rights, benefits and protections upon call to active duty; contract termination
    § 44-102.1:1
    Benefits upon call to active duty under a state of emergency; health care premiums
    § 44-102.2
    Virginia Military Family Relief Fund established
  • Article 11.
    Care of Military Property
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    • § 44-103
    Deposit in armories or headquarters for safekeeping
    § 44-104
    Care required and liability of officers
    § 44-105
    Repealed
    § 44-106
    Upon disbandment of organization, or call into active federal service, commanding officer to return certain property to Adjutant General
    § 44-107
    Use for private purposes forbidden
    § 44-108
    Officers and enlisted persons personally liable for military property
    § 44-109
    Punishment for injuries to military property
    § 44-110
    Punishment for sale, etc., of military property
    § 44-111
    Replacement of lost or damaged property
  • Article 12.
    Support of Militia
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    • § 44-112
    Requisition for federal funds
    § 44-113
    County, city and town appropriations
    § 44-114
    Allowances made to organizations from state appropriations
  • Article 12.1.
    Orders Inducting State Militia into Federal Service
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    • § 44-114.1
    Orders transmitted to and through the Governor
    § 44-114.2
    Governor to be notified of receipt of order; no action taken until his instructions complied with
    § 44-114.3
    Orders void if transmitted to militia before Governor notified
    § 44-114.4
    Governor not prevented from drafting into state military service
  • Article 13.
    General Provisions
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    • § 44-115
    Custom and usage of United States army, air force and navy; applicability of §§ 44-40, 44-40.01 and Article 4 (§ 44-42 et seq.)
    § 44-116
    Repealed
    § 44-117
    Officers of Virginia Military Institute, the Virginia Women's Institute for Leadership at Mary Baldwin College, the Fishburne Military School, the Massanutten Military Academy, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University to be officers of militia
    § 44-117.1
    Repealed
    § 44-119
    Retired list of officers, warrant officers and enlisted persons
    § 44-120
    Protection of the uniform
    § 44-120.1
    Manufacture of Virginia military medals and decorations in United States
    § 44-120.2
    Commonwealth's Twenty marksmanship award
    § 44-121
    Repealed
    § 44-122
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