Florida Statute 250.02 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XVII
MILITARY AFFAIRS AND RELATED MATTERS

Chapter 250
MILITARY AFFAIRS

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250.02 Militia.—

(1) The militia consists of all able-bodied citizens of this state and all other able-bodied persons who have declared their intention to become citizens.

(2) The organized militia is composed of the National Guard and any other organized military forces that are authorized by law.

(3) The unorganized militia is composed of all persons who are subject to military duty but who are not members of units of the organized militia.

(4) Only persons exempt from military duty by the terms of federal law are exempt from military duty in this state.

History.—s. 4, ch. 8502, 1921; CGL 2015; s. 1, ch. 25112, 1949; s. 1, ch. 73-93; s. 2, ch. 2003-68.

Note.—Former ss. 250.04, 250.05.

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Cases Citing Statute 250.02

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Crawford v. Dept. of Military Affairs, Etc., 412 So. 2d 449 (Fla. 5th DCA 1982).

Cited 7 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal

...bruary, 1979. Therefore, we must determine whether prior to December 29, 1981, a Florida guardsman on weekend training was considered a state employee under section 768.28. *451 The Florida National Guard is an organization of the state militia, [1] section 250.02(2), Florida Statutes (1979), and is within the Department of Military Affairs....

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Waterman v. State, 654 So. 2d 150 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1995 Fla. App. LEXIS 3221, 1995 WL 132331

forces as are now or may be authorized by law.” § 250.02, Fla.Stat. (1991). . We are not persuaded on

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