Connecticut · statute · Conn. Gen. Stat. ch. 504 · 118 active provisions
All male citizens and all male residents of the state who have declared their intention to become citizens of the United States, between the ages of eighteen and forty-five years, not exempt by law, shall be subject to military duty and designated as the militia. All female citizens and all female residents of the stat…
The militia shall be divided into four classes as follows: The unorganized militia, the organized militia, the National Guard and the naval militia. The National Guard for the purposes of this chapter shall consist of the National Guard and the Air National Guard. The unorganized militia shall consist of all male citiz…
The organized militia or National Guard is deemed to be a law enforcement agency solely for the purpose of participation in any federal asset forfeiture or military surplus programs.
In time of peace, the number of enlisted personnel and the number of officers in the National Guard shall be not less than the minimum required by the laws of the United States. The National Guard and naval militia shall be organized, uniformed, armed, equipped, trained and disciplined as required by the laws and regul…
The inactive National Guard shall be organized and maintained as provided by the laws of the United States relating to the inactive National Guard.
(a) The Governor may organize a naval militia as a special force for coast protection and such other military and naval service as the Governor may direct, the members of which shall be members of the reserve of the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard or retired members of the regular United States Navy…
Section 27-6 is repealed.
The first and second companies of the Governor's Foot Guards may each consist of one major commandant, grade O-4; one warrant officer, grade W-4, to be bandmaster; one sergeant major, grade E-9; and such other personnel as is consistent with orders issued or regulations prescribed under section 27-14 and with the provi…
The first and second companies of the Governor's Horse Guards may each consist of one major commandant, grade O-4; one sergeant major, grade E-9; and such other personnel as is consistent with orders issued or regulations prescribed under section 27-14 and with the provisions of section 27-79.
The Governor's Guards shall be organized militia, with the immunities and privileges provided by law, and may be ordered to state military duty by the Governor.
The Governor may raise, organize, maintain and govern a body of volunteer troops for state military duty. Such body of troops shall be known as “the Connecticut State Guard” and shall be a part of the organized militia.
The Governor shall order the Connecticut State Guard into active service whenever he deems it necessary for the interests of the state and shall prescribe the number of officers and enlisted personnel required for that service, from time to time, as the necessity of the public interest requires. He shall organize the C…
Whenever it appears to the Governor that the public interest no longer requires the active service of the Connecticut State Guard or any portion thereof, he shall forthwith order so many of said troops as he believes may safely be dispensed with into inactive service as members of the Connecticut State Guard reserve or…
A minimum strength of enlisted personnel in the National Guard, naval militia and organized militia combined to the number of two thousand five hundred shall be maintained.
To the extent permitted by the Constitution of the United States, the Governor may, at any time, order, authorize or recognize such organizations of the unorganized militia, or of designated classes thereof, or of volunteers therefrom, as he deems to be for the public interest, and may prescribe therefor such parts of…
The Governor shall be the Captain-General and, as such, commander-in-chief of the militia, and of the National Guard and the naval militia, not in the service of the United States, and may employ it, or any part of it, for the defense or relief of the state or any part of its inhabitants or territory; and shall have al…
The Governor shall appoint the military staff that shall consist of the Adjutant General, who shall be chief of staff with the rank of lieutenant general; the assistant adjutant generals, one of whom shall serve as deputy chief of staff as provided under subsection (c) of section 27-24; the chief of staff for the Conne…
In time of war, invasion, rebellion, riot or disaster, or reasonable apprehension thereof, or upon requisition by the President of the United States, the Governor shall order out for active service such portion of the militia as he deems necessary. Whenever it is necessary in case of invasion, disaster, insurrection, r…
In case of riot or civil commotion in any place in this state, any official whose duty it is to enforce the civil authority at such place may, if he considers that the force at his disposal is not sufficient, inform the Governor, who may order out such portion of the armed forces of the state as he thinks advisable and…
Whenever any civil officer whose duty it is to enforce the civil authority in any place in this state finds it impossible to communicate immediately with the Governor and deems the danger too imminent to admit of delay, he may make written requisition for assistance, containing a statement that he is unable to communic…
The Military Department shall be comprised of (1) the armed forces of the state, as defined in section 27-2, which shall be under the military command and control of the Adjutant General, and (2) the department's civilian employees. The Military Department shall be under the command and control of the Adjutant General.…
Section 27-19a is repealed, effective October 1, 2013.
There is established an account to be known as the “Military Department state morale, welfare and recreation account”, which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account. The account shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account, which shall include, but not be limited to, proceeds of state militar…
There is established an account to be known as the “chargeable transient quarters and billeting account”, which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account. The account shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account, which shall include, but not be limited to, proceeds of room service charges at Ca…
There is established an account to be known as the “Governor's Guards account” which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The account shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account, which shall include, but not be limited to, the proceeds of Governor's Guards program…