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2010 Georgia Code

TITLE 38 - MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS

CHAPTER 2 - MILITARY AFFAIRS
ARTICLE 1 - STATE MILITIA GENERALLY
PART 4 - UNORGANIZED MILITIA
§ 38-2-72 - Volunteers or draftees from unorganized militia serving in organized militia; draft of unorganized militia; compensation and duration of duty

O.C.G.A. 38-2-72 (2010)
38-2-72. Volunteers or draftees from unorganized militia serving in organized militia; draft of unorganized militia; compensation and duration of duty


(a) Whenever it is necessary in case of invasion, disaster, insurrection, riot, breach of the peace, or combination to oppose the enforcement of the law by force or violence, or imminent danger thereof, or whenever it is necessary to maintain the organized militia or any force thereof at the number required for public safety or prescribed by the laws of the United States, the Governor may call for and accept from the unorganized militia as many volunteers as are required for service in the organized militia or he may direct the members of the unorganized militia or such of them as may be necessary to be drafted into the organized militia or any force thereof.

(b) Whenever it is necessary in time of war or in case of invasion, disaster, or other like emergency, or imminent danger thereof, the Governor may direct the members of the unorganized militia or such of them as may be necessary to be drafted under such regulations as he may prescribe into the active service of the state and to serve as directed by him.

(c) Whenever members of the unorganized militia are drafted into the active service of the state, they shall serve for such period as the Governor may direct, not to exceed the duration of the emergency for which they may be drafted. The compensation of all members of the unorganized militia, while on duty or assembled pursuant to this Code section, shall be paid in the manner prescribed by Code Section 38-2-250.