California

Military and Veterans Code - MVC

1,245 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 12 — The singular number includes the plural, and the plural the singular.
• § 120 — The militia of the State shall consist of the National Guard, State Guard and the Naval Militia—which constitute the active militia—and the unorganized militia.
• § 1200 — The moneys in the several funds of the district shall be paid out by the county treasurer only upon warrants drawn by the county auditor against the appropriate district fund.
• § 1201 — The county auditor shall also draw warrants against the memorial district fund and against the memorial district bond fund, in payment of lawful claims against the district certified to the county aud
• § 1202 — The board shall, annually, at least fifteen days before the first day of the month in which the board of supervisors is required by law to levy the taxes required for county purposes, furnish to the b
• § 1203 — The board of supervisors shall annually at the time of levying county taxes and until all bonded indebtedness of the district is fully paid, levy and cause to be collected by the county tax collector
• § 1204 — The board of supervisors shall in like manner and until all other expenses and claims are fully paid, levy and cause to be collected by the county tax collector a tax sufficient for the payment of all
• § 1205 — The memorial district tax levied in any one year shall not exceed the rate of three-tenths of one cent ($0.
• § 1206 — Taxes shall be paid into the county treasury to the credit of the memorial district bond retirement fund or to the credit of the memorial district fund, as the purpose of the tax determines.
• § 1207 — Taxes become delinquent at the time the county taxes become delinquent and shall bear like penalties for delinquency.
• § 1208 — Boards of supervisors, governing bodies of incorporated cities and school districts, and all authorities having control of public lands within this State may on behalf of the county, city, school dist
• § 1209 — All claims for money or damages against the district are governed by Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940) of Division 3.
• § 121 — The unorganized militia consists of all persons liable to service in the militia, but not members of the National Guard, the State Guard, or the Naval Militia.
• § 1210 — Bonds of a district may be issued, sold, and the proceeds thereof expended in the exercise of any of the powers of the district or in the accomplishment of the purposes of this chapter whenever two-th
• § 1211 — The board may, and upon petition of eight per cent of the registered electors of the district shall, submit to the electors of the district the question whether bonds of the district shall be issued a
• § 1212 — The question may be submitted at a special bond election called for that purpose or at a general district election.
• § 1213 — If the question whether bonds of the district are to be issued is submitted at a special election, such election shall be noticed, called, conducted, governed, and regulated, in the same manner prescr
• § 1214 — If at such election two-thirds of the votes cast are in favor of issuing the bonds of the district, the board shall cause that fact to be entered upon its minutes and shall at once certify to the boar
• § 1215 — Thereupon, the board of supervisors, by an order entered in its minutes, shall provide for the issuance and sale of bonds of the district in the amount approved by the electors of the district at the
• § 1216 — The board of supervisors shall issue and sell the bonds of the district in the manner and form prescribed by law for county bonds and subject to the conditions therein specified regarding the denomina
• § 1217 — If any officer whose signature, countersignature, or attestation appears on any district bonds or coupons thereof, ceases to be such officer before the delivery of the bonds to the purchaser thereof,
• § 1218 — The board of supervisors at the time of making the levy of taxes for county purposes shall levy a tax for that year upon the taxable property in the district for the interest and redemption of distric
• § 1219 — Whenever the bonds of a district have been investigated and certified by any officer of this state authorized to make such investigation and certification, and by the authority of such certification h
• § 122 — The militia of the State consists of all able-bodied male citizens and all other able-bodied males who have declared their intention to become citizens of the United States, who are between the ages o
• § 1221 — No contract for the construction or alteration of any hall, building or meeting place shall be let until such time as professional estimates of the cost of such construction or alteration have been su
• § 1222 — No contract shall be let for the construction or alteration of any hall, building or meeting place unless such project can be completed and be ready for occupancy and use with the funds the district h
• § 1223 — No contract for the construction or alteration of any hall, building or meeting place is valid, and no district funds shall be paid for any work done under such a contract or for any labor or material
• § 1224 — If the cost of construction or alteration under the contract is ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more, from time to time, as the work of construction or alteration progresses, a certified architect o
• § 123 — Whenever the Governor deems it necessary, they may order an enrollment to be made by officers designated by the Governor, of all persons liable to service in the militia.
• § 124 — Enrollment shall be made upon such notice and in such manner as the Governor may direct.
• § 125 — The following persons shall be exempt from military service: (a) Persons exempt from military service by the laws of the United States.
• § 1251 — The boundaries of any district organized or existing under this chapter may be altered and new territory annexed to, and incorporated within, it pursuant to this article.
• § 1252 — To qualify for annexation, new territory shall be contiguous to the existing district.
• § 1253 — Proceedings may be commenced for the annexation of territory to an existing district by petition filed with the county clerk and signed by registered voters residing within the territory to be annexed
• § 1254 — The petition shall be addressed to the board of supervisors of the county within which the district is situated, shall be signed by the number of qualified registered voters specified in Section 1253,
• § 1255 — Within 30 days after the filing of the petition the county elections official shall find and certify whether the petition is signed by the requisite number of qualified registered voters of the territ
• § 1256 — The notice required in Section 1255 shall state the fact that the board has fixed the time and place, which shall be stated in the notice, for a hearing on the matter of the annexation of territory to
• § 1257 — If, at the close of the hearing, the board of supervisors determines to annex the territory, or any portion thereof, it shall so declare by resolution.
• § 1258 — The declaration of the result and recordation of the statement of the election shall be carried out substantially pursuant to Sections 1182 and 1183 of this chapter except that the words “formation of
• § 1259 — Territory forming a part of any existing district at the time of presentation of a petition for annexation, shall not be annexed pursuant to this article.
• § 126 — The Governor shall appoint boards in number and personnel as will best accomplish the enrollment and such boards shall be vested with the authority and power of passing upon and determining the claims
• § 1260 — As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates: (a) “Political subdivision” means any city, county, district, or other local governmental agency.
• § 1261 — Any political subdivision may lease any lot or building or part thereof belonging to it and not required for public use, for not exceeding 20 years, or may acquire and lease or sublease any lot or bui
• § 1262 — Any county may provide, maintain, or provide and maintain buildings, memorial halls, meeting places, memorial parks, or recreation centers for the use or benefit of one or more veterans associations,
• § 1262.1 — Not to exceed 50 percent of any funds accumulated in, transferred from or accumulated by transfer from, the General Fund pursuant to, and for any of the purposes authorized in, Section 1262 for expend
• § 1263 — Any money which is made available by the State to any political subdivision for the purposes of acquiring and constructing public buildings may be used for the purposes of this chapter.
• § 1264 — The governing body maintaining any facilities constructed or maintained pursuant to this chapter may provide for the use of such facilities by persons or organizations other than veterans, either free
• § 1265 — The board of supervisors of any county may sell real property contiguous to an existing cemetery which it acquired for the purposes of Section 1262 to the owners of a private cemetery upon terms and c
• § 1266 — (a) Whenever a city, county, or city and county has provided, maintained, or provided and maintained any building, memorial hall, meeting place, memorial park, or recreation center for the use or bene
• § 127 — When the National Guard and Naval Militia are on duty as a combined force at any time, the commanding officer of the whole force shall be designated by the Governor.
• § 128 — The unorganized militia may be called for active duty in case of war, rebellion, insurrection, invasion, tumult, riot, breach of the peace, public calamity or catastrophe, or other emergency, or immin
• § 129 — Every member of the militia who is ordered out, or who volunteers or is drafted under the provisions of this division and who does not appear at the time and place designated by the Governor, or under
• § 13 — “County” includes city and county.
• § 130 — (a) Members of the militia of the state shall not be discriminated against in enlistments, promotions, or commissions on any basis listed in subdivision (a) of Section 12940 of the Government Code, as
• § 1300 — There is hereby created within the State Treasury the Capitol Park Veterans Memorial Fund for the purpose of the maintenance and rehabilitation of existing memorials in the State Capitol to veterans o
• § 1301 — The Capitol Park Veterans Memorial Fund is hereby continuously appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purpose of the maintenance and rehabilitation of existing memorials in the Sta
• § 1302 — The Department of Veterans Affairs shall administer the Capitol Park Veterans Memorial Fund.
• § 1303 — When administering the Capitol Park Veterans Memorial Fund, the Department of Veterans Affairs shall prioritize, in consultation with the California Veterans Board, those memorials that do not have fo
• § 1318 — Every person who maliciously destroys, cuts, breaks, mutilates, effaces, or otherwise injures, tears down, or removes any veterans’ memorial constructed or established pursuant to this division, or co
• § 1330 — (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a California Mexican American Veterans’ Memorial Beautification and Enhancement Committee composed of seven members as follows: (1) Five members a
• § 1331 — Members of the committee shall not receive any compensation.
• § 1332 — The committee may request staff support and facilities for its activities from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the department may provide that support and be reimbursed for the cost of this su
• § 1333 — The committee shall be responsible for carrying out the purposes of this chapter.
• § 1334 — (a) The beautification and enhancement of an existing memorial on state grounds is hereby authorized.
• § 1335 — With respect to the design and construction of an enhanced memorial, the committee may do all of the following: (a) Establish a schedule for the design, construction, and dedication of the enhanced me
• § 1335.5 — With respect to the design and construction of an enhanced memorial, the Department of General Services, in consultation with the committee, shall seek to accomplish the following goals: (a) Review th
• § 1336 — The design of the enhanced memorial shall be as politically neutral as possible.
• § 1338 — The committee shall notify the Governor and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs when beautification and enhancement of the memorial pursuant to this chapter is complete.
• § 1340 — The California Mexican American Veterans’ Memorial Beautification and Enhancement Account is hereby created in the General Fund.
• § 1341 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all funds deposited in the California Mexican American Veterans’ Memorial Beautification and Enhancement Account established by Section 1340 a
• § 1350 — There is hereby established the National World War II Veterans Memorial Trust Fund to receive those moneys transferred in accordance with Section 18702 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
• § 1360 — The Department of Veterans Affairs shall establish a statewide Veterans Memorial Registry.
• § 1361 — The Veterans Memorial Registry shall be made available on the web site of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
• § 1365 — In recognition of the efforts and sacrifices of veterans of the United States Armed Forces, the second full week in November is hereby annually designated as Veterans Appreciation Week.
• § 14 — “Shall” is mandatory and “may” is permissive.
• § 140 — The Governor of the State, by virtue of his office, is the Commander in Chief of the Militia of the State.
• § 1400 — (a) (1) The Department of Veterans Affairs, in voluntary cooperation with the Shasta County Board of Supervisors and the boards of supervisors of other participating northern California counties as sp
• § 1401 — (a) For the purposes of Section 1400, the Shasta County Board of Supervisors may join with other northern California counties including, but not limited to, the Counties of Colusa, Del Norte, Glenn, H
• § 1402 — (a) Proposals for the construction, placement, or donation of monuments and memorials to the cemetery shall be subject to review by an advisory committee comprised of the cemetery administrator, repre
• § 1403 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 11005 of the Government Code, the cemetery administrator, subject to the approval of the director, may accept donations of personal property, including cash or other gifts,
• § 141 — The staff of the Governor consists of The Adjutant General and such aides as the Governor designates from the personnel of the National Guard and Naval Militia to serve during his incumbency.
• § 141.5 — The state active duty force consists of service members in active state military service when ordered by the Governor in accordance with this code.
• § 1410 — (a) (1) Pursuant to Section 1412, the department, in voluntary cooperation with local government entities in the County of Orange, shall first study and then acquire, design, develop, construct, and e
• § 1412 — (a) For the purposes of Section 1410, all local government entities in the County of Orange may join together for the purpose of cooperating with the department in the design, development, constructio
• § 1414 — (a) Proposals for the construction, placement, or donation of monuments and memorials to the cemetery shall be subject to review by an advisory committee comprised of the cemetery administrator, repre
• § 1416 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 11005 of the Government Code, the cemetery administrator, subject to the approval of the secretary, may accept donations of personal property, including cash or other gifts
• § 1418 — For purposes of carrying out the provisions of this chapter, the department may adopt regulations.
• § 142 — (a) The Governor may order the active militia or any portion of it to perform military duty of every description, including necessary administrative duties, and to participate in small arms gunnery co
• § 143 — Whenever the Governor is satisfied that rebellion, insurrection, tumult, or riot exists in any part of the state, that the execution of civil or criminal process has been forcibly resisted by bodies o
• § 144 — The Governor may at any time revoke a proclamation of insurrection or declare that it shall terminate at a time or in the manner that the Governor directs.
• § 145 — A person who, after publication of the proclamation authorized by Section 143, joins, participates or takes any part in a rebellion, insurrection, tumult or riot, or who is party to any conspiracy or
• § 1450 — For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Department” means the Department of Veterans Affairs.
• § 1450.1 — (a) Pursuant to this chapter, the department, in voluntary cooperation with the Board of Supervisors of the County of Monterey, the City of Seaside, the Fort Ord Reuse Authority, and surrounding count
• § 1450.2 — (a) The Secretary of the California Department of Veterans Affairs shall establish the California Central Coast Veterans Cemetery Advisory Committee that consists of the following persons appointed by
• § 1451 — (a) The California Central Coast State Veterans Cemetery at Fort Ord Endowment Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury.
• § 1453 — (a) (1) The Controller, upon appropriation by the Legislature, shall transfer moneys from the Endowment Fund to the Operations Fund in an amount equal to the estimated costs of developing and submitti
• § 1454 — (a) The Central Coast Veterans Cemetery Master Development Fund is hereby renamed the California Central Coast State Veterans Cemetery at Fort Ord Operations Fund.
• § 1455 — (a) Subsequent to the department’s submission of the State Veterans Cemetery Grant Program application, pursuant to Section 1453, the department shall adopt regulations to specify the eligibility requ
• § 1456 — (a) Proposals for the construction, placement, or donation of monuments or memorials, excluding headstones, and other amenities to the veterans cemetery shall be subject to review by the California Ce
• § 1457 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 11005 of the Government Code, the veterans cemetery administrator may, subject to the approval of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, accept donations of personal property,
• § 146 — The Governor may call into active service any portion of the active militia as may be necessary, and if the number available be insufficient, the Governor may call into active service any portion of t
• § 147 — In case of insurrection, invasion, war, rebellion, tumult, riot, breach of the peace, public calamity or catastrophe, or imminent danger thereof, or in the event of emergency in which all or any part
• § 148 — The Governor shall direct the Adjutant General to make rules and regulations in conformity with this code which shall conform as nearly as practicable to those governing the United States Army, United
• § 1480 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the fee for the interment of the spouses or children of eligible veterans in a cemetery operated under this division may be waived if the cemetery administrator dete
• § 15 — “Oath” includes affirmation.
• § 16 — An oath authorized or required by Division 2 of this code or the regulations issued thereunder or the statutes or regulations governing the United States Army or United States Navy or United States Ai
• § 160 — The Adjutant General is chief of staff to the Governor, subordinate only to the Governor and is the commander of all state military forces.
• § 160.5 — Any statute of this state referring to the Commanding General of the State Military Forces is deemed to refer to the Adjutant General.
• § 161 — Within the Military Department, the office of the Adjutant General consists of one officer of the rank of lieutenant general who is the Adjutant General, one officer of the rank of major general who i
• § 162 — The Governor, as Commander in Chief, shall appoint the Adjutant General, who shall be on state active duty, in the grade of lieutenant general, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and that pers
• § 163 — The Adjutant General shall perform such duties as are prescribed in this code and such additional duties consistent with the regulations and customs of the United States Army, United States Air Force,
• § 163.1 — All records of any special proceedings of any board of inquiry convened by the commanding general of the state military forces to investigate the causes of any accidents involving National Guard aircr
• § 1630 — This chapter may be cited as the Sabotage Prevention Act of 1950.
• § 1631 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions and general provisions set forth in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 1632 — “Highway” includes any private or public street, way, or other place used for travel to or from property.
• § 1633 — “Highway commissioners” means any board or other body having authority to restrict or close any highway to public use and travel.
• § 1634 — “Public utility” includes any pipeline, gas, electric, heat, water, sewer, telephone, telegraph, radio, television, railway, railroad, airplane, transportation, communication, or other system, by whom
• § 1635 — “War” means any of the following: (a) Whenever Congress has declared war, and peace has not been formally restored.
• § 1636 — “Defense preparation” means any of the following: (a) The manufacture, transportation, or storage of any product to be used in the preparation of the United States or any of the states for defense or
• § 1637 — If conduct prohibited by this chapter is also made unlawful by another law, the offender may be convicted for the violation of this chapter or of the other law.
• § 1639 — This chapter shall not be construed: (a) To impair, curtail, or destroy the right of employees and their representatives to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain
• § 164 — Subject to the approval of the Department of Finance, the Adjutant General shall appoint and fix the salaries of all clerical, expert, and technical assistants necessary for the proper conduct of his
• § 164.1 — The Adjutant General shall receive the same pay and benefits pursuant to Section 320 as a lieutenant general in the Army of the United States and shall be paid in the same manner and at the same time
• § 1640 — If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given
• § 1650 — Any individual, partnership, association, corporation, municipal corporation, or the State or any of its political subdivisions engaged in, or preparing to engage in, defense preparation, whose proper
• § 1651 — Any person who without permission of the owner wilfully enters upon any premises posted pursuant to Section 1650 is guilty of a misdemeanor.
• § 1652 — Any peace officer or any person employed as a security guard or in a supervisory capacity on premises posted pursuant to Section 1650 may stop any person found on the premises and may detain that pers
• § 1653 — Any individual, partnership, association, corporation, municipal corporation, or the State or any of its political subdivisions engaged in or preparing to engage in defense preparation, who has proper
• § 1654 — Upon receipt of a petition, the highway commissioners shall set a day for hearing and give notice thereof by publication pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code in the city or county in which
• § 1655 — If after hearing the highway commissioners determine that the public safety and the safety of the property of the petitioner require that public use and travel upon any abutting highway be closed or r
• § 1656 — Appropriate notices in letters at least three inches high shall be posted conspicuously at each end of any highway so closed or restricted by such order.
• § 1657 — The highway commissioners may at any time revoke or modify any order so made.
• § 1658 — The highway commissioners may issue written permits to travel over the highways so closed or restricted to responsible and reputable persons for such term, under such conditions, and in such form as t
• § 1659 — Any person who violates any order made under Section 1655 is guilty of a misdemeanor.
• § 166 — In the event of the absence of the Adjutant General or of their inability to perform their duties, the Deputy Adjutant General or other officer designated by the Adjutant General shall perform the dut
• § 1670 — Any person who intentionally and maliciously destroys, impairs, injures, interferes, or tampers with real or personal property with reasonable grounds to believe that such act will hinder, delay, or i
• § 1671 — Any person who intentionally and maliciously makes or causes to be made or intentionally and maliciously omits to note on inspection any defect in any article or thing with reasonable grounds to belie
• § 1672 — Any person who is guilty of violating Section 1670 or 1671 is punishable as follows: (a) If the act or failure to act causes the death of any person, a person violating this section is punishable by d
• § 1673 — Any person who attempts to commit any of the crimes defined by this chapter is punishable as provided in Section 664 of the Penal Code, except that attempts to commit crimes defined by Sections 1670 a
• § 1674 — If two or more persons conspire to commit any crime defined by this chapter, each is guilty of conspiracy and subject to the same punishment as if he had committed the crime which he conspired to comm
• § 168 — The duties of the officers of the Office of the Adjutant General shall be such as are prescribed by law and regulations and shall conform as closely as practicable to the duties prescribed by orders a
• § 169 — The Adjutant General shall attest commissions issued to military officers.
• § 1690 — Any elected officer of the state who is called to serve with the Armed Forces of the United States has a right to return to and to reenter upon their office after the termination of their active servi
• § 1691 — Upon their return and reentry or their return to the office they shall have all of the rights and privileges in, connected with, or arising out of, the office which they would have enjoyed if they had
• § 1692 — Any vacancy created by such absence may be filled by a temporary appointment, as provided by law, for a term not to extend beyond the time of the return and reentry to the office by the absent person
• § 1693 — If any such officer was required by law to file an oath of office or to execute a bond prior to their original entry upon the duties of the office, they shall file an oath and execute a bond in like m
• § 17 — “Signature” or “subscription” includes mark when the signer or subscriber cannot write, such signer’s or subscriber’s name being written near the mark by a witness who writes his own name near the sig
• § 170 — The seal now used in the Office of the Adjutant General is the seal of that office and shall be delivered by the Adjutant General to their successor.
• § 171 — The Adjutant General shall keep a register of all the officers of the militia of the State and shall keep in his office all records and papers required to be kept and filed therein.
• § 172 — The Adjutant General shall make a report to the Governor every fourth year, commencing in 1963, the report to include a statement of the moneys received and disbursed by the Adjutant General for milit
• § 173 — The Adjutant General shall, at the expense of the State, when necessary, cause the military law, general regulations of the State, Articles of War of the United States, a history or histories of the C
• § 174 — The Adjutant General shall cause to be prepared and issued all necessary blank books, blanks, and notices required to carry into full effect the provisions of this division.
• § 175 — In order that the active militia of the State may receive the funds provided by Congress, the Adjutant General shall prepare and submit a plan of proposed field or camp service of instruction for the
• § 176 — The Adjutant General may exhibit, at such times and places as he may see fit, the equipment, animals, and property of the National Guard or Naval Militia and may give demonstrations thereof with the a
• § 177 — The Adjutant General shall attend to the care, preservation, transportation, safekeeping, and repair of all military property belonging to the State or issued to the State by the United States for the
• § 178 — All military property of the state which after a proper inspection is found unsuitable for the use of the state may, with the approval of the Department of General Services, be sold, destroyed, or oth
• § 179 — (a) The Adjutant General shall establish a California State Military Museum and Resource Center as a repository for military artifacts, memorabilia, equipment, documents, and other items relating to t
• § 179.5 — (a) The Legislature acknowledges that certain artifacts of the Grand Army of the Republic that were at one time stored or displayed in the State Capitol were the personal property of certain members o
• § 18 — Whenever used in this code, in specifying or defining the rights of employees of the State, or of any county, city and county, city, public district of any type or class, or other public or municipal
• § 180 — The Adjutant General is responsible for all military property which may be issued to the State by the United States.
• § 1800 — As used in Section 1801: (a) “Veterans’ organizations” means any duly congressionally recognized or chartered organization of honorably discharged members of the Armed Forces of the United States, or
• § 1801 — It is unlawful for any person to do any of the following acts: (a) To hawk, peddle, vend, offer to sell, give away, or offer to give away any poppy, badge, or label, which appears to be, or is represe
• § 1802 — Any person who solicits funds for the benefit of any veteran or veterans’ association and who uses such funds for purposes other than those represented in the solicitation is guilty of a misdemeanor.
• § 181 — The Adjutant General shall superintend the preparation of all returns and reports required by the United States from the State on military matters.
• § 182 — The Adjutant General shall keep a correct account of all expenses necessarily incurred, including pay of officers and enlisted persons, subsistence of militia, transportation of the militia, and all m
• § 1820 — (a) Any person who willfully wears or uses the badge, lapel button, rosette, or other recognized and estimable insignia of the veterans’ organizations specified in subdivision (a) of Section 1800, unl
• § 1821 — A person who falsely represents themself in a manner specified in Section 532b of the Penal Code shall be guilty of a misdemeanor or infraction, as prescribed by Section 532b of the Penal Code.
• § 183 — The Adjutant General shall issue such military property as the Governor directs, and under his direction shall make purchases for that purpose.
• § 1830 — In enacting this chapter, the Legislature recognizes all of the following: (a) California citizens have fought for their nation in many wars.
• § 1831 — (a) So that the people of California will not forget the sacrifices of those members of the United States Armed Forces who, after the termination of hostilities, remain prisoners of war or are missing
• § 1840 — The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall develop guidance policies relative to the release of veterans who are inmates.
• § 186 — The Adjutant General may conduct a study to determine the feasibility of establishing a California National Guard memorial cemetery on state-owned property at Camp San Luis Obispo to serve as an inter
• § 187 — The Adjutant General may at any time purchase from the United States under the regulations of the Department of the Army and of the Department of the Air Force and of the Department of the Navy govern
• § 188 — In the event of a call to active duty in case of insurrection, invasion, tumult, riot, breach of the peace, public calamity or catastrophe, or other emergency, or imminent danger thereof, the Adjutant
• § 189 — (a) The sum of three thousand dollars ($3,000) appropriated by Chapter 467, Statutes of 1913, for a cash revolving fund to facilitate the work of the Adjutant General’s office, shall be hereafter held
• § 19 — “Spouse” includes “registered domestic partner,” as required by Section 297.
• § 190 — Federal funds shall be deemed to be available for federal-state joint construction of armories approved for such joint construction, when the federal appropriation of the funds has been approved and t
• § 2 — The provisions of this code in so far as they are substantially the same as existing statutes relating to the same subject matter shall be construed as restatements and continuations thereof, and not
• § 210 — The National Guard consists of: (a) General officers.
• § 211 — The Governor may alter, divide, annex, consolidate, disband, or reorganize any organization, department, or corps and create new organizations, departments, or corps when required by the provisions of
• § 212 — The inactive National Guard shall consist of those organizations, officers, and enlisted persons as are authorized and prescribed by the laws of the United States and regulations issued thereunder.
• § 213 — Members of the California National Guard who have reverted from federal control to state control thereby become members of the State Guard and are subject to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 550) of
• § 214 — During the absence of organizations of the National Guard in the service of the United States, their State or Federal designations shall not be given to new organizations.
• § 215 — For all purposes under this code, commissioned officers, warrant officers and enlisted persons of the California National Guard, California Air National Guard, and California National Guard Reserve wh
• § 216 — Former members of the National Guard who have been honorably discharged for “expiration of term of service” or on account of “removal” and have returned to the limits of their commands, and officers w
• § 217 — The California National Guard shall inform its members that it will assist noncitizen members in acquiring United States citizenship as soon as they are eligible.
• § 220 — All officers shall be commissioned by the Governor.
• § 221 — All officers duly commissioned shall take the oath of office prescribed by the laws of the United States relating to the appointment and recognition of federally recognized officers of the National Gu
• § 222 — Persons to be commissioned in the National Guard shall be selected from those eligible for federal recognition in accordance with Army and Air National Guard Regulations promulgated from time to time
• § 223 — All officers, warrant officers, and enlisted persons of the militia and all persons on duty with the militia shall give any bonds and security as may be required and within the time prescribed by the
• § 224 — Rank: How Determined.
• § 225 — Warrant officers of the National Guard shall be appointed by the Governor.
• § 226 — Every officer shall provide himself with the arms, uniforms, and equipment prescribed and approved by the Governor.
• § 227 — When an officer of the National Guard is sixty-four years of age, he shall be retired from active service and placed on the retired list.
• § 228 — (a) A commissioned or warrant officer of the California National Guard who has served 20 years in the active service of the state may, on application, in the discretion of the Governor, be retired.
• § 229 — When a board of officers finds that an officer is incapacitated for active service, and that their incapacity is the result of an incident of the service, and its decision is approved by the Governor,
• § 230 — The Governor may detail, with their own consent, officers or noncommissioned officers of the retired list to active duty and return them to the retired list in their discretion.
• § 231 — The provisions of sections 232 to 237, inclusive, shall apply with equal force to commissioned officers of the National Guard and the unorganized militia when called into active service.
• § 232 — The commission of an officer shall be vacated by death, by acceptance by proper authority of resignation, by discharge on account of inefficiency, for physical disqualifications, when dropped from the
• § 232.5 — An officer who resides outside this state shall be permitted to transfer to the National Guard of any other state or territory or to the United States Army Reserve, the United States Air Force Reserve