Colorado § 28-3-302 - Appointment of officers.
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§ 28-3-302. Appointment of officers.
The officers of the state staff and detachment shall be selected and appointed by the adjutant general and commissioned by the governor if such appointees at the time of appointment shall have been, for at least three years immediately prior to appointment, a regularly commissioned officer of the National Guard; except that, where there is no qualified person in the National Guard available to fill a vacancy on the staff, an appointment may be made by the adjutant general if the individual so appointed qualifies for a commission pursuant to section 28-3-303.
Source: L. 55: p. 615, § 12. CRS 53: § 94-9-12. C.R.S. 1963: § 94-1-12.
ANNOTATION
Regulation of tenure not unconstitutional. Legislative regulation of the tenure of officers of the National Guard does not contravene § 5 of art. I, Colo. Const., providing that the governor shall be commander in chief of the military forces of the state. People ex rel. Boatright v. Newlon, 77 Colo. 516, 238 P. 44 (1925).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 28-3-302 ("Appointment of officers.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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