Active provisions classified under Military & Veterans.
CHAPTER 36 OF THE CONSOLIDATED LAWS. MILITARY LAW. Article I. The militia of the state (§§ 1-24.) II. The organized militia (§§ 40-52.) III. Officers of the organized militia (§§ 70-80.) IV. Enlisted personnel of the organized militia (§§ 90-94.) VII. Code of military justice (§§ 130.1-131.12.) VIII. The New York guard…
CHAPTER 13 OF THE CONSOLIDATED LAWS VETERANS' SERVICES
In construing these statutes and each and every word, phrase, or part hereof, where the context will permit:(1) The singular includes the plural and vice versa.(2) Gender-specific language includes the other gender and neuter.(3) The word “person” includes individuals, children, firms, associations, joint adventures, p…
Any county or state official of the state, subject to the provisions and conditions hereinafter set forth, may be granted leave of absence from his or her office, to serve in the volunteer forces of the United States, or in the National Guard of any state, or in the regular Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space…
As used in this chapter, the term:(1) “Active duty” means full-time duty in active military service of the United States. The term includes federal duty such as full-time training, annual training, and attendance while a person is in active military service or in a school designated as a service school by law or by the…
(1) SHORT TITLE AND SCOPE.—This chapter may be cited as the “Florida State Guard Act.” This chapter shall be supplemental to provisions relating to the organized militia in chapter 250 other than the Florida National Guard.(2) CREATION AND AUTHORIZATION.—The Florida State Guard is created to protect and defend the peop…
(1) The Department of Veterans’ Affairs shall provide assistance to all former, present, and future members of the Armed Forces of the United States and their spouses and dependents in preparing claims for and securing such compensation, hospitalization, career training, and other benefits or privileges to which such p…
(1) As used in this section, the terms “Armed Forces” and “servicemember” shall have the same meanings as provided in s. 250.01.(2)(a) It is the policy of the state to provide educational opportunity at state expense for a dependent child, as defined in s. 1009.21(1), of a servicemember who:1. Died as a result of servi…
As used in this chapter, except where the context otherwise requires:(1) “Ammunition” means an object consisting of all of the following:(a) A fixed metallic or nonmetallic hull or casing containing a primer.(b) One or more projectiles, one or more bullets, or shot.(c) Gunpowder.All of the specified components must be…
Any term used in this chapter that is not otherwise defined in this chapter has the same meaning as when used in a comparable context in laws of the United States relating to federal income taxation or in Title LVII of the Revised Code, unless a different meaning is clearly required. Except as provided in section 718.8…
As used in this chapter: (A)(1) "Police department" means the police department of a municipal corporation. (2) "Member of a police department" means any of the following: (a) Any person who receives an original appointment as a full-time regular police officer in a police department from a duly established civil servi…
In addition to the definitions in sections 1–5 of title 1, the following definitions apply in this title: The term “Secretary concerned” means— The term “Army National Guard” means that part of the organized militia of the several States, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Canal Zone, the Virgin Islands, and the District of Columb…
ARTICLE I THE MILITIA OF THE STATE Section 1. Definitions. 2. Militia of the state; division and composition. 3. Commander-in-chief; regulations; registration. 4. Equality of treatment and opportunity. 5. Militia call by the United States. 6. Ordering organized militia into active state service. 6-a. Organizations and…
ARTICLE 1 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' SERVICES Section 1. Definitions. 2. Department of veterans' services. 3. Veterans' services commission. 3-a. Veterans employment task force. 4. General functions, powers and duties of department. 5. Veteran speaker education program. 6. Cooperation and facilities of other departments.…
The Governor may, in cases of insurrection or rebellion, violence, disorder or insecurity of life, liberty and property, support and preserve the public peace and order by the military force of the state.
(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…
(1) It is the intent of the Florida Legislature to recognize and honor those who are accredited, or associated by birth, to the State of Florida, who through their conspicuous bravery and gallantry during wartime, and at considerable risk to their own lives, were made recipients of the Medal of Honor. In doing so, thes…
(1) SHORT TITLE; DIRECT-SUPPORT ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED.—This section may be cited as the “Sergeant First Class Paul R. Smith Memorial Act.” The Department of Veterans’ Affairs may establish a direct-support organization to provide assistance, funding, and support for the department in carrying out its mission. This s…
(1) As used in this section, the term “disabled veteran” means an individual who is a resident of this state pursuant to s. 1009.21 and is:(a) Determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to have a service-connected 100-percent total and permanent disability rating for compensation;(b) Determined to h…
For the purposes of this part, except where the context clearly indicates otherwise:(1) “Applicant” means a veteran with wartime service or peacetime service, as defined in this section, or the spouse or surviving spouse of such veteran, who is not in need of hospitalization or nursing home care.(2) “Department” means…
(1) It is unlawful for any person to engage in this state in the activities defined in s. 527.01(6)-(11) without first obtaining from the department a license to engage in one or more of these businesses. The sale of liquefied petroleum gas cylinders with a volume of 10 pounds water capacity or 4.2 pounds liquefied pet…
The lieutenant governor is the deputy commander-in-chief of the military and naval forces of the state, except when such forces are called into the service of the United States.
For the purposes of this title— The term “child” means (except for purposes of chapter 19 of this title (other than with respect to a child who is an insurable dependent under subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 1965(10) of such chapter) and section 8502(b) of this title) a person who is unmarried and— For the purposes…
§ 1. Definitions. As used in this chapter: 1. The terms "New York national guard" and "national guard" shall mean the New York army national guard and the New York air national guard. 2. The term "naval militia" shall mean the New York naval militia. 3. The terms "military" and "military and naval" shall mean army or l…
§ 1. Definitions. When used in this article: 1. The term "department" means the department of veterans' services. 2. The term "state commissioner" means the New York state commissioner of veterans' services. 3. The term "veteran" means a person who served on active duty in the uniformed services of the United States, o…