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.

• § 233 — An officer who desires to resign shall submit their resignation to the Governor, whose action thereon shall be final.
• § 234 — At any time the moral character, capacity, and general fitness for service of an officer may be determined by an efficiency board.
• § 235 — At any time the physical fitness for service of an officer may be determined by a board of three medical officers, which shall be appointed by the Governor for that purpose.
• § 236 — An officer absent without leave for a period of three months shall, with the approval of the Governor, be discharged.
• § 237 — An officer may be dismissed from the service only by sentence of a general court-martial, which sentence is approved by the Governor.
• § 238 — No officer who has been dismissed from the military or naval service of the State shall be permitted again to enter the military or naval service of the State without the approval of the Governor of t
• § 239 — The Governor may assign, reassign, or transfer commissioned officers and warrant officers from one organization to another or to the retired or the reserve list when deemed for the benefit of the Cali
• § 240 — (a) A person is not eligible to commission as an officer or warrant officer in the California National Guard if they actively participate in any of the following: (1) Advocating for, or engaging in, t
• § 250 — The qualifications for enlistment and re-enlistment in the National Guard and the term and the form of oath shall at all times conform to the requirements of the laws of the United States and of this
• § 251 — Every person who enlists or reenlists shall sign the enlistment papers and take the oath required by the laws and regulations of this State and of the United States.
• § 252 — Appointments of noncommissioned and petty officers shall conform to the tables of organization and to the rules and regulations prescribed by the United States for the government and administration of
• § 253 — Privates, privates first class and noncommissioned officers shall be appointed within authorized allotments and pursuant to the rules and regulations prescribed by the United States for the government
• § 254 — Enlisted persons may be transferred to or from organizations or units.
• § 255 — Every enlisted person who enters the National Guard or who is a member of the unorganized militia when called into the service of the state, may be provided by the state with a service or dress unifor
• § 256 — (a) An enlisted member 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.
• § 257 — When an enlisted person of the National Guard is 64 years of age, they shall be retired from active service or discharged.
• § 258 — In time of war or other emergency or imminent danger thereof, the Governor may detail retired enlisted persons to active duty and on conclusion of the emergency return them to the retired list.
• § 259 — Separation from service of an enlisted person of the National Guard or the unorganized militia called into active service is effected by death or by discharge by proper authority.
• § 260 — The following are causes for discharge of enlisted personnel: (a) Expiration of term of service.
• § 261 — (a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the discharge of enlisted personnel under the provisions of Section 260 shall be effected by order of the Governor, under those regulations as may be pre
• § 262 — An enlisted person discharged from the National Guard or the unorganized militia when called or ordered into active service of the state shall receive a discharge in writing in a form and with those q
• § 263 — When an enlisted person of the National Guard or the unorganized militia called into active service is absent without leave and there is reason to believe that the enlisted person does not intend to r
• § 264 — With the express authority of the Governor, a deserter may be dropped from the rolls of his organization.
• § 265 — Lists of deserters shall be published by The Adjutant General in orders, from time to time as the Governor directs.
• § 266 — An enlisted person who has been dropped as a deserter shall not be restored to duty without prior disposition of the charge of desertion standing against them.
• § 267 — A deserter shall not be restored to duty without trial except by the Governor or by an officer authorized to appoint a general court-martial.
• § 268 — All time lost while absent without leave or in desertion, in excess of twenty-four hours, shall be made good unless the enlisted person is sooner discharged by proper authority.
• § 269 — No enlisted person who has been dishonorably discharged from the military or naval service of this state, or of another state, territory or district, or of the United States shall be permitted to ente
• § 270 — A person is not eligible to enlist in the California National Guard if they actively participate in any of the conduct set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 240.
• § 280 — Except where this chapter is inconsistent therewith, Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 210) of Part 1 of Division 2 is hereby incorporated by reference in this chapter and those provisions shall appl
• § 281 — As used in this division in connection with the Naval Militia: (a) “Division” and “company” shall have the same meaning and effect as “company” when used in connection with the infantry of the Nationa
• § 282 — The Naval Militia shall be located throughout the State at the discretion of the Governor.
• § 283 — The organization of the Naval Militia shall conform generally to the provisions of the laws of the United States.
• § 284 — The Naval Militia shall be organized into one or more naval brigades which shall consist of such administrative battalions prescribed by the Navy Department for a like number of divisions in the Unite
• § 285 — The Naval Militia shall consist of such number of deck and engineer divisions, companies of marines, aeronautic and other organizations as the Governor prescribes in conformity with the requirements o
• § 286 — The several divisions, companies of marines, and other organizations of the Naval Militia may be organized into battalions at the discretion of the Governor.
• § 287 — The numerical strength, rank, titles, and insignia of rank of the divisions and companies of marines of the Naval Militia shall conform to the laws, rules, and regulations of the United States Navy, a
• § 288 — In order to select a commanding officer for the Naval Militia, The Adjutant General shall nominate not to exceed three officers, not below the grade of lieutenant commander, and shall cause such candi
• § 289 — The officers, chief warrant officers, warrant officers, and enlisted persons of the Naval Militia shall be of any amount and grades prescribed by the Governor and shall be of the same number and grade
• § 290 — Chief warrant officers may be appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of the commanding officer of the Naval Militia and shall receive from the Governor a commission in the same form as comm
• § 291 — Warrant officers may be appointed by The Adjutant General upon the recommendation of the commanding officer of the Naval Militia.
• § 292 — Chief petty officers and petty officers may be appointed by the commanding officer of the Naval Militia, who shall issue to such chief petty officers and petty officers a warrant in proper form.
• § 293 — When vacancies occur in the commissioned personnel, the commanding officer of the Naval Militia shall recommend not to exceed three candidates to The Adjutant General who shall cause such candidates t
• § 294 — The system of discipline and exercise shall conform to that of the Navy of the United States, to the system of discipline and exercise prescribed by the provisions of this code relating to the Nationa
• § 295 — The Governor may alter, divide, annex, consolidate, and disband the Naval Militia or any portion thereof whenever in his judgment the efficiency of the State forces will thereby be increased.
• § 296 — Every enlisted person who enters the Naval Militia may be provided by the state with a service or dress uniform, or both, corresponding in make and appearance to the service or dress uniform of the Un
• § 297 — In a locality where there are insufficient persons available to form an engineer division and there already exists an organized deck division, men and women of the artificer branch may be additionally
• § 298 — The Governor may apply to the President of the United States for the detail of commissioned officers and petty officers of the Navy to act as inspectors and instructors in the art of naval warfare.
• § 299 — Vessels lent by the United States to this State for the use of the Naval Militia shall be commanded by the ranking officer for line duty resident at the port to which the vessel is assigned, and in th
• § 3 — All persons who, at the time this code goes into effect, hold office under any of the acts repealed by this code, which offices are continued by this code, shall continue to hold the same according to
• § 300 — Summary courts-martial and deck courts for the Naval Militia may be ordered by the commanding officer of the Naval Militia and general courts-martial for the Naval Militia may be ordered by the Govern
• § 301 — Any member of the State Guard or Naval Militia, who at any time after December 7, 1941, has completed or shall hereafter and prior to the end of hostilities during World War II complete a minimum peri
• § 320 — Officers and warrant officers on active duty in the service of the State shall receive the same pay and allowances as officers of similar grade in the United States Army, United States Air Force and U
• § 321 — Enlisted persons, while on active duty in the service of the state, shall receive the same pay and allowances as enlisted persons of similar grade in the United States Army, United States Air Force, a
• § 322 — Officers, warrant officers, and enlisted persons on active duty in the service of the state, except in situations described in Section 188, shall be reimbursed for their necessary traveling and other
• § 323 — (a) A qualified member of the California National Guard Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team, as certified by the United States Department of Defense, is eligible to receive an annual State
• § 324 — (a) Whenever an officer of the National Guard or Naval Militia is detailed for special duty in any matter relating to the National Guard or Naval Militia, by order of the Governor, that officer shall
• § 325 — When an officer or enlisted person of the United States Army, United States Navy, or United States Air Force, detailed by the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, or the Department of t
• § 326 — Commissioned officers, warrant officers and enlisted persons and former commissioned officers, warrant officers and enlisted persons of the United States Army, United States Air Force, United States N
• § 327 — Officers, warrant officers, and enlisted persons on active duty in the service of the state shall be eligible for health care benefits 30 days after being called to active duty.
• § 328 — (a) The purpose of this section is to help defray the uniform and travel costs paid by volunteers in the State Guard and Naval Militia.
• § 329 — The Military Department Workers’ Compensation Fund is hereby created within the State Treasury.
• § 330 — The commanding officers of the several companies, troops, batteries, squadrons, headquarters or detachments shall submit vouchers or claims for necessary expenses including armory rental, janitor serv
• § 333 — No claim shall be allowed under this article except upon vendors’ invoices or demand made quarterly in duplicate, signed and sworn to by the officer claiming the same, before any officer of the Nation
• § 340 — (a) Subject to Section 340.
• § 340.1 — (a) Any officer, warrant officer, or enlisted member of the California National Guard, the organized militia, or the unorganized militia, when called into the active service of the state, pursuant to
• § 340.2 — Any officer, warrant officer, or enlisted member of the California National Guard, the organized militia, or the unorganized militia, when called into the active service of the state, pursuant to Sect
• § 341 — In the determination of the benefits to be awarded any member of the militia or his dependents under the provisions of Section 340, it shall be conclusively presumed that the average yearly earning of
• § 342 — The appeals board is empowered to hear and determine all issues concerning any obligation of the State of California to provide to any officer, warrant officer, or enlisted person on active duty with
• § 345 — This article shall be known and may be cited as the State Militia Disability Equality Act.
• § 346 — (a) When any officer, warrant officer, or enlisted member of the California National Guard or the organized militia who is not in active service in this state is wounded, injured, or disabled in the l
• § 360 — The system of discipline and exercise of the National Guard, unorganized militia when called into the service of the State, and the Naval Militia shall conform generally to that of the Army of the Uni
• § 361 — All matters relating to the organization, discipline, and government of the National Guard, the unorganized militia when called into the service of the State, and Naval Militia not otherwise provided
• § 362 — All commanding officers shall be responsible to their immediate commanders for the equipment, drill, instruction, movements, and efficiency of their respective commands.
• § 363 — Every officer and enlisted person shall be responsible to the officer under whose immediate command they serve for prompt and unhesitating obedience to lawful orders, faithful performance of duty, and
• § 364 — Any officer or enlisted person of the National Guard or Naval Militia who willfully fails to attend any parade or encampment, or who neglects or refuses to obey the lawful command of their superior of
• § 365 — When an armed force is called out for the purpose of suppressing an unlawful or riotous assembly, or arresting the offenders, or in any emergency or under the provisions of Sections 128, 143, or 146 o
• § 366 — Whenever any portion of the National Guard, or of the unorganized militia when called into the service of the State, or Naval Militia is called into active service to suppress an insurrection or rebel
• § 367 — No officer who is called out to sustain the civil authorities shall, under any pretense, or in compliance with any order, fire blank cartridges upon any mob or unlawful assemblage, under penalty of be
• § 368 — (a) Each company, troop, squadron, battery, detachment, and unit shall assemble for drill and instruction, including indoor target practice, not less than forty-eight times each year unless excused by
• § 369 — No parade or drill of the active militia shall be ordered in time of peace for any day during which any general election is held, nor shall any organization of the active militia drill or parade on th
• § 370 — Orders for duty may be oral, written, or by publication.
• § 371 — Warning for duty may be given by any officer or noncommissioned officer or any other person authorized so to do.
• § 372 — Officers and enlisted persons may be warned for duty by stating the substance of the order, by reading the order to the person warned, by delivering a copy of the order to that person, by leaving a co
• § 373 — The person giving the warning for duty shall make a return thereof containing the names of the persons warned and the time, place, and the manner of the warning.
• § 374 — Every commanding officer shall report to The Adjutant General the name of every delinquent together with a full report of any extenuating circumstances.
• § 375 — Officers and enlisted persons of the active militia not in the service of the United States shall be subject to and governed by this code while outside this state under the order or authorization of t
• § 389 — (a) As used in this chapter, “temporary military leave of absence” means a leave of absence from public employment to engage in ordered military duty for a period which by the order is not to exceed 1
• § 390 — No person belonging to or on duty with the active militia of the state, or engaged in the performance of military duty on call of the Governor or in pursuance of an order of the President of the Unite
• § 391 — Every member of the active militia, on active military orders, shall be exempt from road tax and head tax of every description, from jury duty, including service on coroners’ juries, and from service
• § 392 — (a) Members of the militia in the active service of the state shall not be liable civilly or criminally for any act or acts done by them in the performance of their duty.
• § 393 — (a) In an action or proceeding of any nature commenced in any court against an active member of the militia or a member of the militia in active service in pursuance of an order of the President of th
• § 394 — (a) A person shall not discriminate against a member of the military or naval forces of the state or of the United States because of that membership.
• § 394.5 — Any employee of any corporation, company, or firm, or other person, who is a member of the reserve corps of the armed forces of the United States or of the National Guard or the Naval Militia shall be
• § 395 — (a) Any public employee who is a member of the reserve corps of the Armed Forces of the United States or of the National Guard or the Naval Militia is entitled to a temporary military leave of absence
• § 395.01 — (a) Any public employee who is on temporary military leave of absence for military duty ordered for purposes of active military training, inactive duty training, encampment, naval cruises, special exe
• § 395.02 — Every officer and employee of a public agency who is on military leave other than temporary military leave of absence who has been in the service of such public agency for a period of not less than on
• § 395.03 — No more than the pay for a period of 30 calendar days shall be allowed under the provisions of Section 395.
• § 395.04 — During the time that as an officer or enlisted person of the California National Guard, who is on full-time active duty in the military service of the state, and is engaged, with the approval of the A
• § 395.05 — (a) Any public employee who is a member of the National Guard, shall be entitled to absent himself from his duties or service, without regard to the length of his public service, while engaged in the
• § 395.06 — (a) A private employer shall consider a former employee who meets the requirements of subdivision (b) as having been on a leave of absence during any period of the former employee’s active service in
• § 395.07 — (a) In addition to the benefits provided pursuant to Sections 395.
• § 395.08 — (a) In addition to the benefits provided pursuant to Sections 395.
• § 395.1 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, any officer or employee of the state not subject to Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 19770) of Part 2 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government C
• § 395.10 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a qualified employer shall allow a qualified employee to take up to 10 days of unpaid leave during a qualified leave period.
• § 395.2 — Any employee of a board of school trustees or board of education in a position not requiring certification qualifications who enters the active military service of the United States of America or of t
• § 395.3 — (a) In the event that any public officer or employee has resigned or resigns their office or employment to serve or to continue to serve in the Armed Forces of the United States or in the militia of t
• § 395.4 — Whenever the United States is engaged in war or whenever the Governor finds and proclaims that an emergency exists in preparing for the National defense, any employee or officer, other than an elected
• § 395.5 — (a) The Military Department shall comply with the provisions of Section 4301 of Title 38 of the United States Code, the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).
• § 395.6 — (a) The Governor may appoint a mediator in their office to take complaints, regarding possible violations or other issues dealing with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (38
• § 395.8 — Any officer, elective or otherwise, who leaves or shall have left the service of any city in order to enter upon active service with the armed forces of the United States shall be reinstated and resto
• § 395.9 — Any public employee and any employee of a corporation, company, firm, or other person who is a member of the State Guard is entitled to a temporary military leave of absence without pay while engaged
• § 396 — The commanding officer of any portion of the militia parading or performing any military duty in any street or highway may require persons in such street or highway to yield the right of way to such m
• § 397 — When an emergency has been declared to exist by the Governor and during the continuance thereof, any person belonging to the military or naval forces of the State or of the United States shall, togeth
• § 398 — Any person who trespasses upon any campground, armory, airport, or other place devoted to military duty, or who in any way or manner interrupts or molests the orderly discharge of military duty, or wh
• § 399 — (a) (1) The Secretary of the California Department of Veterans Affairs, or their designees, shall assist any eligible member or veteran who returns or has returned to this state in obtaining a best pr
• § 399.5 — (a) (1) The Secretary of the California Department of Veterans Affairs, or their designees, shall assist any eligible member or veteran who returns or has returned to this state in obtaining an approp
• § 4 — No action or proceeding commenced before this code takes effect, and no right accrued, is affected by the provisions of this code, but all procedure thereafter taken therein shall conform to the provi
• § 400 — For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Armed Forces” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard.
• § 401 — (a) Application by a service member for, or receipt by a service member of, a stay, postponement, or suspension pursuant to this chapter in the payment of any tax, fine, penalty, insurance premium, or
• § 402 — (a) In any action or proceeding commenced in any court, if there shall be a default of any appearance by the defendant, the plaintiff, before entering judgment shall file in the court a declaration un
• § 403 — (a) At any stage in any action or proceeding in which a service member is involved, either as plaintiff or defendant, during a period of military service or within 120 days thereafter, the court may,
• § 404 — (a) A period of military service shall not be included in computing any period now or hereafter to be limited by any law, regulation, or order for the bringing of any action or proceeding in any court
• § 405 — (a) No obligation or liability bearing interest at a rate in excess of 6 percent per year incurred by a service member before that person’s current period of military service shall, except as provided
• § 406 — (a) No eviction or distress shall be made during the period of military service specified in Section 400, until 120 days after the service member is released from active service or duty if the premise
• § 407 — (a) No person who has received, or whose assignor has received, under a contract for the purchase of real or personal property, a deposit or installment of the purchase price, or a deposit or installm
• § 408 — (a) This section shall apply only to obligations secured by mortgage, trust deed, or other security in the nature of a mortgage upon real or personal property owned by a service member.
• § 408.1 — (a) For purposes of this section, “covered member” has the same meaning as in the Military Lending Act pursuant to Section 987 of Title 10 of the United States Code.
• § 409 — (a) The lessee on a lease described in subdivision (b) may, at the lessee’s option, terminate the lease at any time after the lessee’s entry into military service, or the date of the lessee’s military
• § 409.1 — (a) When a life insurance policy on the life of a service member in military service has been assigned prior to that person’s period of military service to secure the payment of any obligation of the
• § 409.10 — The provisions of this chapter are severable.
• § 409.11 — It is the intent of the Legislature that qualification for the benefits and protections conferred upon service members, as defined by Section 400, by this chapter apply retroactively to September 11,
• § 409.13 — (a) To the extent permitted by federal law and the California Constitution, any principal and interest on any financial obligation or liability bearing interest and incurred by a member of the Califor
• § 409.14 — A service member or other person seeking to enforce rights pursuant to this chapter shall not be required to pay a filing fee or court costs.
• § 409.15 — (a) Any person who receives a good faith request from a service member for relief pursuant to this chapter and who believes the request is incomplete or otherwise not legally sufficient, or that the s
• § 409.2 — (a) This section shall apply when any taxes or assessments, whether general or special, other than taxes on income, whether falling due prior to or during their most current period of military service
• § 409.3 — (a) A service member may, at any time during their most current period of military service or within six months thereafter, petition a court for relief in respect of any obligation or liability incurr
• § 409.4 — (a) A person who by reason of military service is entitled to the rights and benefits of this chapter shall also be entitled upon release from that current period of military service to reinstatement
• § 409.5 — Dependents of a service member shall be entitled to the benefits accorded to service members under Sections 405 to 409.
• § 409.6 — The collection from any service member of any tax on the income of the person, whether falling due prior to or during their period of military service, shall be deferred for a period extending not mor
• § 409.7 — Where in any proceeding to enforce a civil right in any court, it is made to appear to the satisfaction of the court that any interest, property, or contract has been transferred or acquired since the
• § 409.8 — (a) In any proceeding under this chapter, a certificate signed by an appropriately authorized officer of the military department, branch, or unit in which a service member is serving shall be prima fa
• § 409.9 — Any interlocutory order made by any court under the provisions of this chapter may, upon the court’s own motion or otherwise, be revoked, modified, or extended by it upon notice to the parties affecte
• § 410 — The National Guard, Naval Militia, and unorganized militia when called into active service shall be provided by the State with the supplies and equipment, not supplied by the United States, necessary
• § 411 — The board of supervisors of any county or the legislative body of any city may appropriate money from the general fund of such county or city for the use, benefit, or assistance of the National Guard
• § 412 — Any officer who is accountable for any Federal, State, or company funds or property who fails or neglects to deliver over such funds or property to the person designated by proper authority to relieve
• § 412.5 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the Adjutant General may do all of the following: (1) Establish support programs, including, but not limited to, morale, welfare, recreational, training, and educati
• § 413 — All moneys including company funds, of which the commanding officer or other officer or employee is the custodian, shall be deposited in a national bank or a bank incorporated under the laws of this S
• § 414 — Every officer and enlisted person to whom public property has been issued shall be personally responsible to the state for that property.
• § 415 — If the commanding officer of the organization charged does not concur in the finding of the surveying officer, then the value of lost or destroyed property and the person or command to be charged ther
• § 416 — (a) When the amount determined by a board, as provided in Section 415, as the value of lost, damaged, or destroyed property is charged to a person, it shall be deducted from any pay or allowance due o
• § 417 — The transportation of arms, equipment, and military stores issued to troops or received by the State and all other military transportation shall be contracted for by the Adjutant General.
• § 418 — All property purchased out of the moneys allowed by the State for the use and convenience of the militia is the property of the State and shall be enumerated on the property returns next following its
• § 419 — No member of the militia shall wear or use, except when on military duty, or by special permission of his commanding officer, any uniform or other article of military property belonging to the State o
• § 420 — No officer in charge of public property for military use shall transfer any portion thereof, either as a loan or permanently, without the authority of the Governor.
• § 421 — Any person who secretes, sells, disposes of, offers for sale, purchases, retains after demand made by a commissioned officer of the National Guard or of the unorganized militia when called into the se
• § 422 — Any person other than an officer, warrant officer, or enlisted person of the California National Guard, or of the unorganized militia when called into the service of the state or of the State Guard or
• § 423 — Whenever the National Guard or Naval Militia, or any part thereof, is in active service or is called into active service, no civic organization or member thereof shall parade or appear in uniform in t
• § 424 — Any person, who at any time wears the uniform of, or a uniform similar to that of, a foreign military or semimilitary organization without being a member thereof and being entitled to do so, is guilty
• § 430 — As used in this article, “armory” means and includes any building or portion thereof, rifle range, camp site, airport, arsenal, vessel, quarters, accommodations, or training facilities devoted to the
• § 431 — (a) The Adjutant General may, either directly or through armory boards, or through subordinate commanders, lease or otherwise authorize the use of, by any person for any lawful purpose, manage, superv
• § 431.5 — There is in the State Treasury the Army Facilities Agreement Program Income Fund.
• § 432 — For the control and management of the armories, the Adjutant General may cause to be established from the personnel of the organized militia armory boards, the personnel of which shall serve without p
• § 433 — The Adjutant General may lease on behalf of the State armories necessary for the use of the militia.
• § 433.5 — All state armories may be used for emergency purposes on such terms and conditions as shall be mutually agreeable to the Military Department and the Office of Emergency Services.
• § 434 — (a) The Adjutant General, under the direction of the Governor, shall make and enforce regulations for the government and control of armories.
• § 435 — (a) The Director of General Services, with the approval of the Adjutant General, may lease for not more than 99 years or sell for fair market value, upon terms and conditions and subject to any reserv
• § 436 — The Adjutant General may receive by donation or dedication any property which may be used for armory purposes.
• § 437 — The Adjutant General, in the name of the people of the State of California, with the approval of the Department of General Services, may acquire any property necessary for armory purposes.
• § 438 — (a) The Adjutant General may appoint a Community Advisory Committee to advise the Adjutant General on matters involving the role and function of California National Guard members and facilities in com
• § 439 — Any city, city and county or county may acquire, provide, and maintain buildings, halls, meeting places, and supply stations for the use of the United States Department of the Army, the United States
• § 439.1 — (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the Military Department is unable to perform its security, emergency response, and social and community missions due to deficiencies in the physical
• § 440 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Housing and Community Development, the County of Los Angeles, the City of Inglewood, the City of Hawthorne, and the City of El Segundo, ma
• § 441 — The joint powers agreement entered into pursuant to this article may be modified, as necessary, to include other public agencies contiguous to the local agencies specified in Section 440.
• § 442 — For the purposes of this article, the power to provide a short-term solution to the problem of housing for military personnel stationed at Los Angeles Air Force Base shall be a power common to the con
• § 443 — The Department of Housing and Community Development shall not bear the costs to implement or administer any housing program established pursuant to the joint powers agreement authorized by this articl
• § 443.5 — No moneys received by or administered by the state under the federal HOME program which is part of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (P.
• § 444 — A jurisdiction that is a party to the joint powers agreement authorized by this article shall comply with Article 10.
• § 450 — The military courts of this state are: (a) general courts-martial; (b) special courts-martial; (c) summary courts-martial; (d) courts of inquiry; and (e) Courts-Martial Appellate Panel.
• § 450.1 — (a) Under regulations as the Governor may prescribe, and under any additional regulations as may be prescribed by the Adjutant General, limitations may be placed on the powers granted by this section
• § 451 — (a) The constitution and jurisdiction of general courts-martial, special courts-martial, summary courts-martial, and courts of inquiry, the form and manner in which the proceedings are conducted and r
• § 452 — General courts-martial may be convened by the President of the United States or the Governor or the Adjutant General.
• § 453 — Special courts-martial may be appointed by the commanding officer of a district, garrison, fort, post, camp, station, or other place where troops are on duty, division, brigade, regiment, detached bat
• § 454 — Summary courts-martial may be appointed by the commanding officer of a garrison, fort, post, camp, or other place where troops are on duty, regiment, detached battalion, detached company, or other det
• § 455 — Courts of inquiry shall consist of at least three members and may be ordered by the Governor to examine into the nature of any transaction of or accusation or imputation against any officer or enliste
• § 455.1 — (a) The Courts-Martial Appellate Panel shall consist of three justices to hear matters described in Section 458.
• § 456 — General courts-martial have power: (a) To try commissioned officers, warrant officers, and enlisted members of the active militia.
• § 457 — Special courts-martial have power: (a) To try commissioned officers, warrant officers, and enlisted members of the active militia.
• § 458 — Summary courts-martial have power: (a) To try enlisted members of the active militia unless they object thereto.
• § 458.1 — The Courts-Martial Appellate Panel shall have power over the following: (a) The issuance of extraordinary writs relative to all matters arising under the following: (1) The provisions of this code.
• § 458.2 — With regard to any matter adjudicated by the Courts-Martial Appellate Panel, the reported decisions of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces shall have direct precedential authority
• § 459 — The trial counsel of a general or special court-martial in the National Guard shall prosecute in the name of the State.
• § 460 — Each miliary court shall have the power of a superior court of this State to compel by subpena, subpena duces tecum, and attachment, the attendance of witnesses, both civilian and military, and the pr
• § 461 — Commissions and subpenas may be issued by the president or the trial counsel of the court, both before and after being sworn, for witnesses whose attendance or testimony before such court may be neces
• § 462 — A witness not appearing in obedience to a subpena when served personally with a copy thereof, and not having sufficient excuse, or a witness refusing to obey any lawful order of the court, shall forfe
• § 463 — Military courts may issue all process and mandates, including writs and warrants, necessary and proper to carry into full effect the powers vested in those courts.
• § 464 — The keepers or warden of any jail shall receive the bodies of persons committed by the process or mandate of a military court and confine them in the manner prescribed by law.
• § 465 — Presidents of courts-martial, one-officer special courts-martial, and summary court officers shall have power to issue warrants to arrest an accused person and to bring him or her before the court for
• § 466 — No sentence of a court-martial shall be carried into execution until the proceedings have been reviewed and the sentence approved by the officer appointing the court or by the officer commanding for t
• § 467 — For the purpose of collecting fines or penalties imposed by a court-martial, the president of any general or special court-martial and the summary court officer of any summary court shall make a list