Okla. Stat. tit. 44, § 44-73
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Local commanding officer - Order into service in emergency
Official statutory text
In the event of insurrection, rebellion, invasion, tumult, riot,
resistance to law or process or breach of the peace, occurring in
the vicinity of the station of any organization or organizations of
the National Guard of Oklahoma whenever the exigencies of the
situation are such as to render it impossible first to communicate
with the Governor or the Adjutant General, the senior commanding
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 44. Militia Page 24
officer of that station, upon request in writing signed by the
sheriff of the county involved or officer acting in his stead,
stating the facts and the nature of the service desired, may order
out the organization or organizations at that station, or such
portion thereof as he shall deem necessary, and cause them to
perform such duty as the circumstances shall require, and such
commanding officers shall immediately report what he has done and
all of the circumstances of the case to the Governor, and it shall
be deemed that the action was taken by order of the Governor.
resistance to law or process or breach of the peace, occurring in
the vicinity of the station of any organization or organizations of
the National Guard of Oklahoma whenever the exigencies of the
situation are such as to render it impossible first to communicate
with the Governor or the Adjutant General, the senior commanding
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 44. Militia Page 24
officer of that station, upon request in writing signed by the
sheriff of the county involved or officer acting in his stead,
stating the facts and the nature of the service desired, may order
out the organization or organizations at that station, or such
portion thereof as he shall deem necessary, and cause them to
perform such duty as the circumstances shall require, and such
commanding officers shall immediately report what he has done and
all of the circumstances of the case to the Governor, and it shall
be deemed that the action was taken by order of the Governor.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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