North Carolina § 127A-147 - Orders, rules, regulations and Uniform Code of Military Justice applicable to militia when not in service of United States.
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§ 127A-147. Orders, rules, regulations and Uniform Code of Military Justice applicable to militia when not in service of United States.
The North Carolina National Guard, State defense militia and naval militia, when not in the service of the United States, shall be governed by State law, the orders, rules and regulations of the Adjutant General, regulations promulgated by the secretary of the appropriate service of the Armed Forces of the United States, and the Uniform Code of Military Justice, as amended from time to time. History (1917, c. 200, s. 34; C.S., s. 6892; 1963, c. 1018, s. 7; 1975, c. 604, s. 2; 2009-281, s. 1; 2010-193, s. 21; 2011-195, s. 1(a).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2010-193, s. 23, provides: "Prosecutions for offenses committed before the effective date of this act are not abated or affected by this act, and the statutes that would be applicable but for this act remain applicable to those prosecutions." The Act became effective December 1, 2010. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2009-281, s. 1, effective July 10, 2009, substituted "National Guard" for "national guard" in this section. Session Laws 2010-193, s. 21, effective December 1, 2010, and applicable to offenses committed on or after that date, substituted "National Guard" for "national guard," deleted "except to punishments" preceding "be governed," and inserted "State law." Session Laws 2011-195, s. 1(a), effective June 23, 2011, inserted "North Carolina" and substituted "Armed Forces" for "armed forces."
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Section 127A-147 ("Orders, rules, regulations and Uniform Code of Military Justice applicable to militia when not in service of United States.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. 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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