37-B M.R.S. § 221
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37-B §221. Other state military components
Official statutory text
1. Organization. When necessary to provide for the adequate protection of the State, the Governor as Commander in Chief may organize as components of the state military forces an adequate number of Army and Navy units for the length of time that the Governor directs. Those components consist of the militia, the naval militia and the Maine State Guard. [RR 2019, c. 1, Pt. B, §9 (COR).]
2. Duties. In the event of the organization of other forces described in subsection 1 , those units may be ordered by the Governor to perform duties that the Governor directs, including duties that the National Guard would be called to perform, consistent with this chapter and other applicable laws. [RR 2019, c. 1, Pt. B, §10 (COR).]
3. Maine Code of Military Justice. All persons serving in the militia, naval militia and Maine State Guard shall be subject to the Maine Code of Military Justice while in an active state duty status. [PL 1983, c. 460, §3 (NEW).]
4. Applicability of provisions. [PL 2001, c. 662, §25 (RP).]
2. Duties. In the event of the organization of other forces described in subsection 1 , those units may be ordered by the Governor to perform duties that the Governor directs, including duties that the National Guard would be called to perform, consistent with this chapter and other applicable laws. [RR 2019, c. 1, Pt. B, §10 (COR).]
3. Maine Code of Military Justice. All persons serving in the militia, naval militia and Maine State Guard shall be subject to the Maine Code of Military Justice while in an active state duty status. [PL 1983, c. 460, §3 (NEW).]
4. Applicability of provisions. [PL 2001, c. 662, §25 (RP).]
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