Georgia § 38-2-50 - Creation or disbandment; organization and administration; commander.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 38-2-50 — Creation or disbandment; organization and administration; commander., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 38-2-50. Creation or disbandment; organization and administration; commander.
The State Defense Force may be created, established, maintained, or disbanded by the Governor at any time when such action is authorized under federal law. It shall be organized, armed, equipped, disciplined, governed, administered, and trained as prescribed by this chapter and the regulations issued thereunder, in conformance with the laws of the United States. Whenever such a state force shall be organized, it shall be commanded by a brigadier general. (Ga. L. 1917, p. 91, § 1; Code 1933, § 86-1501; Ga. L. 1951, p. 311, § 27; Ga. L. 1955, p. 10, §§ 30, 55; Ga. L. 1985, p. 356, § 4.) Cross references. - Workers' Compensation applicability to the Georgia National Guard and the State Defense Force, § 34-9-1 .
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Section 38-2-50 ("Creation or disbandment; organization and administration; commander.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. 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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