Oklahoma § 44-26 - Duties of the Adjutant General

§ 44-26. Duties of the Adjutant General

A. The Adjutant General shall be in control of the Military

Department of the State of Oklahoma, subordinate only to the

Governor. Within the limitations and under the provisions of law,

he or she shall supervise and direct the Oklahoma National Guard

within the service of the state and when under state control in all

of its organization, training and other activities; shall receive

and give effect to the orders of the Governor; and shall perform

such other military and defense duties, not otherwise assigned by

law, as the Governor may prescribe. The Adjutant General shall have

the authority to arm members of the state military forces on

military installations and other places under the control of the

Military Department with weaponry as the Adjutant General deems

necessary to adequately provide for the security of the facilities

and their occupants.

B. The Adjutant General, when absent from the state, may

temporarily delegate any authority vested under this title and any

such duties as an agency appointing authority to an Assistant

Adjutant General, other state officer or employee within the

Military Department of the State of Oklahoma. Such temporary

delegations of authority pursuant to this subsection shall be

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accomplished in writing. The Adjutant General may also promulgate

regulations providing for the delegation of any such authority.

C. The Adjutant General shall develop, publish and maintain an

organizational chart depicting the chain of command between the

Adjutant General and the major commands of the Oklahoma National

Guard. Besides the major commands defined in Section 801 of this

title (Article 1), the Adjutant General, in his or her discretion,

may designate other military units within the Oklahoma National

Guard as major commands.

D. The organizational chart required in subsection C of this

section shall be updated no less than annually and shall include all

enlisted and officer billets assigned to joint forces headquarters

and shall depict all existing command relationships established by

the Adjutant General within joint forces headquarters. The

organizational chart required herein shall not be considered a

military publication within the meaning of Section 801 of this title

(Article 1).

E. In accordance with all relevant requirements of the United

States Army, the United States Air Force or the National Guard

Bureau, the Adjutant General shall develop, publish and maintain an

enlisted and officer rating scheme for all enlisted and officer

billets assigned to joint forces headquarters. The rating scheme

required herein shall not be considered a military publication

within the meaning of Section 801 of this title (Article 1).

F. Pursuant to the rules established by the Adjutant General,

the Military Department of the State of Oklahoma is authorized to

expend appropriated and nonappropriated funds to enhance recruiting

and retention efforts for the Oklahoma National Guard.

G. The Adjutant General may establish rules allowing the

Military Department of the State of Oklahoma to accept donations and

bequests to create a program for the benefit of members of the

Oklahoma National Guard.

H. The Adjutant General shall serve as the chief of all fire

protection units operating under the Oklahoma Military Department

and shall supervise and administer the fire protection units in

accordance with the rules and procedures prescribed by the Military

Department.

I. The Adjutant General shall serve as the chief of all police

units and officers appointed under the Oklahoma Military Department.

The Adjutant General may appoint police officers in accordance with

Section 230 of this title.

Added by Laws 1951, p. 115, art. 2, § 6, emerg. eff. May 16, 1951.

Amended by Laws 1959, p. 195, § 3, emerg. eff. July 16, 1959; Laws

2011, c. 124, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws 2016, c. 268, § 2, eff.

Nov. 1, 2016; Laws 2020, c. 142, § 1, emerg. eff. May 21, 2020; Laws

2021, c. 12, § 3, emerg. eff. April 13, 2021; Laws 2025, c. 344, §

4, eff. Nov. 1, 2025.

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NOTE:

Laws 2016, c. 119, § 1 repealed by Laws 2017, c. 42, § 13.