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MA Gen L ch 33 § 19 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title V - Militia|Chapter 33 - Militia|Section 19 - Massachusetts Military Academy; Establishment; Curriculum; Academic Board; Membership; Compensation

Section 19. (a) There is hereby established the Massachusetts Military Academy, hereinafter called the academy, which shall offer to selected enlisted persons and officers of the armed forces of the commonwealth of satisfactory educational and military attainments such courses of instruction to prepare them for the responsibility of commissioned command as the commander-in-chief may prescribe.  (b) Under such regulations as the commander-in-chief may prescribe, the educational policies, courses of study, standards of admission and graduation of the academy shall be determined by an academic board of twelve commissioned officers, of whom one shall be the senior army advisor and one shall be the commandant of the academy, to be appointed by the commander-in-chief. At least a majority of the members of said academic board shall be active officers of the national guard, army or air, at the time of their appointment. Members of the academic board shall serve for such terms as the commander-in-chief may prescribe, or until relieved by order of the commander-in-chief and at the commander-in-chief's sole discretion.  (c) Subject to the approval of the commander-in-chief, the academic board shall appoint a commandant and an assistant commandant of the academy, who shall serve for such terms as the academic board may prescribe, or until their resignations are accepted, or until they are relieved by a majority vote of the said board.  (d) The commandant shall select faculty members, instructors and employees and shall administer the academy in accordance with such regulations as the academic board may prescribe.  (e) The commandant and such other persons as may be detailed under the provisions of this section shall receive such pay and may incur such expenses for the operation of the academy as may be approved therefor.
MA Gen L ch 33 § 19a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title V - Militia|Chapter 33 - Militia|Section 19a - Armory Commission Within Military Division

Section 19A. The armory commission established by section 18 of chapter 6 shall be within the military division.
MA Gen L ch 33 § 20 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title V - Militia|Chapter 33 - Militia|Section 20 - Qualification for Appointment as Officer in the Armed Forces or for Commission in National Guard

Section 20. A person shall not be eligible for appointment or to be appointed as an officer in the armed forces of the commonwealth if the individual is: (i) not a citizen of the United States and 18 years of age or over; (ii) under sentence of a court or board which disables such person from holding office or command; (iii) under suspension from command in the armed forces of the United States or of any state; (iv) under sentence of imprisonment by a civilian court, whether suspended or not; or (v) ineligible for such service under the laws of the United States. No person shall receive a commission in the national guard, army or air unless such person possesses such minimum qualifications as prescribed by the laws of the United States and has qualified for such commission.
MA Gen L ch 33 § 21 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title V - Militia|Chapter 33 - Militia|Section 21 - State Judge Advocate or State Surgeon; Legal, Medical, Dental or Veterinary Officers Registration and Qualifications

Section 21. No person shall be eligible to appointment, or be appointed, as the state judge advocate or the state surgeon unless duly registered in accordance with the laws of the commonwealth, and complies with its laws relative to the practice of the profession. No person shall be eligible for appointment, or be appointed, as any other legal, medical, dental or veterinary commissioned officer unless duly qualified in accordance with such person's military service component requirements.
MA Gen L ch 33 § 22 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title V - Militia|Chapter 33 - Militia|Section 22 - Eligibility for Appointment Without Professional Examination

Section 22. Subject to Article LIII of the Articles of Amendment of the Constitution, a person certified as eligible for any specific grade in the National Guard, army or air under the laws of the United States and who is a graduate of the Massachusetts Military Academy shall be eligible for appointment without professional examination.
MA Gen L ch 33 § 23 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title V - Militia|Chapter 33 - Militia|Section 23 - Officers; Appointment

Section 23. All officers shall be appointed by the commander-in-chief upon the recommendation of appropriate commanders, approved by superior commanders.
MA Gen L ch 33 § 24 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title V - Militia|Chapter 33 - Militia|Section 24 - Oaths; Form

Section 24. Every commissioned officer, before entering upon the performance of official duties or exercising any command, shall take and subscribe the following oath and declaration:  I, , do solemnly swear that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the commonwealth of Massachusetts, and will support the constitution thereof and the constitution of the United States, that I will obey the lawful orders of all my superior officers, and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent on me as ___ according to the best of my ability and understanding, agreeably to the rules and regulations of the constitution and the laws of the commonwealth and the United States. So help me, God.  All officers shall take and subscribe the said oath before any competent authority or an officer qualified under section 81 to administer oaths, except retired officers and aides-de-camp of the commander-in-chief who may take said oath before any competent authority. The following certificate shall be printed on every commission and shall be signed by the person before whom the officer is qualified:  This may certify that , commissioned as within on this ___ day of , A.D., ___ personally appeared and took and subscribed the oaths required by the constitution and laws of this commonwealth and by a law of the United States, as qualification for the discharge of official duties.  Before me, .
MA Gen L ch 33 § 25 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title V - Militia|Chapter 33 - Militia|Section 25 - Officers; Performance of Duties; Prerequisites

Section 25. No person commissioned as an officer or appointed as a warrant officer in the national guard, army or air, shall enter upon the performance of official duties or exercise any command unless possessing such minimum qualifications, and shall have passed such other tests as to the person's physical, moral and professional fitness, as are prescribed by the laws of the United States, and shall have taken and subscribed to the oath of office. The commander-in-chief shall forthwith discharge, or place upon the retired list under section thirty-one, unless further time is allowed for cause, any officer failing to pass the tests required by this chapter or the laws of the United States and the regulations issued thereunder.
MA Gen L ch 33 § 27 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title V - Militia|Chapter 33 - Militia|Section 27 - Seniority of Officers; Determination

Section 27. Seniority of officers of the same grade shall be determined by their date of rank, which shall be their date of appointment. Between officers of the same grade and date of rank the relative rank shall be determined by considering dates of rank in lower grades in the armed forces of the commonwealth, commissioned, warrant and enlisted, until seniority is established. If seniority is not so established it will be decided by relative age. The day of the appointment of an officer shall be stated in his commission and shall be considered as the date thereof.
MA Gen L ch 33 § 28 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title V - Militia|Chapter 33 - Militia|Section 28 - Uniforms

Section 28. Officers shall provide themselves with uniforms and equipment prescribed by the commander-in-chief.
MA Gen L ch 33 § 29 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title V - Militia|Chapter 33 - Militia|Section 29 - Discharge of Officers; Grounds

Section 29. (a) At any time, the moral character, capacity and general fitness for the service of any service member may be investigated and determined by an efficiency board of 3 commissioned officers, senior in rank to the service member and designated by the commander-in-chief. One board member shall be a noncommissioned officer senior in rank to the service member if the service member before the board is an enlisted person. Any such investigation and board proceedings shall provide the service member due process consistent with military practice. The investigation may include misconduct in civil life for which the service member is not subject to court-martial. If the findings of the board are unfavorable to the service member and are approved by the commander-in-chief, the service member shall be appropriately disciplined or discharged.  (b) A service member may be honorably discharged by the commander-in-chief upon tender of resignation or upon appointment in a regular component or in another reserve component of the armed forces of the United States.  (c) The commander-in-chief may discharge a service member who is under sentence of imprisonment by a civilian court, whether suspended or not, or who has been absent without leave for 2 months continuously.
MA Gen L ch 33 § 30 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title V - Militia|Chapter 33 - Militia|Section 30 - Certificate of Discharge; Form

Section 30. Service members discharged from the service of the commonwealth shall be entitled to a certificate of discharge, in such form as the commander-in-chief shall direct.
MA Gen L ch 33 § 31 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title V - Militia|Chapter 33 - Militia|Section 31 - Discharge of Officers or Noncommissioned Officers for Superannuation; Retirement

Section 31. An officer or noncommissioned officer in the armed forces of the commonwealth at the age of 65 shall be honorably discharged or, upon request by such officer and pursuant to the eligibility requirements of this section, placed upon the retired list with the highest grade held in the active military service.  A member of the army or air national guard of the commonwealth, with at least a total of 20 years of service as an officer or noncommissioned officer in the army or air national guard of the commonwealth or the uniformed services of the United States, of which at least the last 5 years of service shall have been in the army or air national guard of the commonwealth or the state staff, shall be placed upon the retired list with any grade held by the member in the active military service or 1 grade higher, but not to exceed the grade of major general; provided, however, that any such member who has had federal recognition in the grade of major general may, upon request, be placed upon the retired list in the grade of lieutenant general.  Members of the armed forces of the commonwealth on the retired list accepting appointment to or a commission in the active military forces of the commonwealth may again be placed upon said retired list, at their own request.
MA Gen L ch 33 § 32 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title V - Militia|Chapter 33 - Militia|Section 32 - Discharge or Retirement for Disability

Section 32. The commander-in-chief may order any member of the military forces of the commonwealth before a medical board, consisting of at least 3 medical officers, and if the board reports such member of the military forces of the commonwealth to be physically unable to perform the assigned military duties, the commander-in-chief may order the member of the military forces of the commonwealth discharged or placed on the retired list.
MA Gen L ch 33 § 33 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title V - Militia|Chapter 33 - Militia|Section 33 - Retired Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers; Duties; Compensation

Section 33. Retired officers and non-commissioned officers shall be placed on the retired list by the commander-in-chief, by regulations promulgated by the commander-in-chief, and on occasions of ceremony may, and when acting under orders as hereinafter provided shall wear the uniform of their retired grade. They shall be eligible to perform any military duty to the same extent as if not retired, and the commander-in-chief may require them to serve upon military boards, courts of inquiry and courts-martial, or to perform any other duty, and while actively engaged in such duty they shall receive the pay and allowances under the provisions of subsection (a) of section eighty-three. They shall be amenable to court-martial for military offenses.
MA Gen L ch 33 § 34 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title V - Militia|Chapter 33 - Militia|Section 34 - Enlisted Personnel; Regulations

Section 34. The commander-in-chief may, by regulations, prescribe the requirements for the enlistment, service and discharge of enlisted personnel.
MA Gen L ch 33 § 35 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title V - Militia|Chapter 33 - Militia|Section 35 - Enlisted Personnel; Appointments and Promotions

Section 35. The commander-in-chief shall provide, by regulations, how and by whom noncommissioned officers and other enlisted personnel shall be appointed, promoted and reduced.
MA Gen L ch 33 § 36 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title V - Militia|Chapter 33 - Militia|Section 36 - Dishonorable Discharge

Section 36. A dishonorable discharge shall be given only to carry out the sentence of a court-martial.
MA Gen L ch 33 § 38 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title V - Militia|Chapter 33 - Militia|Section 38 - Use of Militia; Escort Duties; Emergencies

Section 38. The commander in chief may order out any part of the organized militia for escort and other duties including special duty and emergency assistance to state and local civil authorities in the preservation of life and property.
MA Gen L ch 33 § 39 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title V - Militia|Chapter 33 - Militia|Section 39 - Use of Militia Outside the Commonwealth

Section 39. Except by order of the commander-in-chief, or with the commander-in-chief's consent, no unit of the armed forces of the commonwealth shall be ordered without the limits of the commonwealth or leave the commonwealth for any period or purpose whatever, with military property of the United States or of the commonwealth in its possession or use.
MA Gen L ch 33 § 40 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title V - Militia|Chapter 33 - Militia|Section 40 - Use of Militia; Invasion or Insurrection

Section 40. The commander-in-chief shall order out the armed forces to repel an invasion or to suppress an insurrection made or threatened.
MA Gen L ch 33 § 41 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title V - Militia|Chapter 33 - Militia|Section 41 - Aid by Armed Forces to the Civil Authority in Cases of Riot, Natural Disaster or Catastrophe or When Necessary to Preserve Order and Afford Protection to Persons and Property; Powers and Duties of Military Police Forces of the National Guard

Section 41. (a) The commander-in-chief may issue an order directed to the commander of any organization or unit of the armed forces of the commonwealth directing the command, or any part thereof, to appear at a time and place specified in the order to aid the civil authority in suppressing violations of law, preserving order, affording protection and supporting the laws if 1 of the following situations occurs: (i) in the case of a tumult, riot, mob or body of persons acting together by force to violate or resist the laws of the commonwealth or when such tumult, riot or mob is threatened; (ii) in the case of public catastrophe or natural disaster; (iii) if the usual police provisions are inadequate to preserve order and afford protection to persons and property; or (iv) if additional support to civilian law enforcement is necessary. The order may be issued upon the initiative of the commander-in-chief, or at the request of the sheriff of a county, the mayor or city manager of a city or the selectmen of a town.  (b) Military police forces of the national guard, both army and air, may exercise all the powers of constables, except the service of civil process, and of police officers and, when ordered to perform law enforcement duties, shall appear for duty armed and equipped: (i) at all times upon all land and buildings held for military purposes and all other military property of the commonwealth; or (ii) when on duty within the commonwealth under this chapter or Title 32 of the United States Code; provided, however, that all such military police forces shall hold the appropriate law enforcement occupational specialty as certified by the armed forces of the United States.
MA Gen L ch 33 § 43 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title V - Militia|Chapter 33 - Militia|Section 43 - Written Orders; Conditions; Contents

Section 43. Whenever practicable all orders issued under section forty-one shall be in writing and signed by the commander-in-chief or a designated representative. Such orders shall set forth the purpose to be accomplished by the military officer to whom addressed, but shall not prescribe the military measures to be used or the orders to be issued by such officer, who shall use such measures and issue such orders as he deems necessary to accomplish the purpose indicated.
MA Gen L ch 33 § 44 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title V - Militia|Chapter 33 - Militia|Section 44 - Unit Called Into Service; Duties of Commander

Section 44. The officer to whom the order of the commander-in-chief is directed shall forthwith order the troops therein called for to appear at the time and place appointed, and shall immediately notify the commander-in-chief of his order, in the most expeditious manner, through the usual military channels.
MA Gen L ch 33 § 46 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title V - Militia|Chapter 33 - Militia|Section 46 - Armed Forces of the Commonwealth to Appear Armed and Equipped to Execute Orders Issued Under Sec. 41

Section 46. Armed forces of the commonwealth shall appear at the time and place appointed by the order, issued under section 41, armed and equipped and shall obey and execute the orders received or any additional orders received from the commander-in-chief.
MA Gen L ch 33 § 47 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title V - Militia|Chapter 33 - Militia|Section 47 - Excuse From Duty Upon Physician's Certificate of Disability

Section 47. No officer or enlisted person of the armed forces of the commonwealth, not on leave of absence, shall be excused from duty if ordered to duty under section 38, 40 or 41 except upon a physician's certificate of disability.
MA Gen L ch 33 § 48 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title V - Militia|Chapter 33 - Militia|Section 48 - Expenses of Militia; Source of Funds

Section 48. The commander-in-chief may expend for carrying out the provisions of sections thirty-eight, forty, forty-one, fifty-four, sixty and sixty-one, such sums as may be appropriated therefor.
MA Gen L ch 33 § 49 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title V - Militia|Chapter 33 - Militia|Section 49 - Payment

Section 49. Upon the termination of any service of the armed forces of the commonwealth under an order of the commander-in-chief, the adjutant general or a designated representative shall certify to the state treasurer the expense of said service, and the state treasurer shall thereupon assess said expense in the manner provided for by section twenty of chapter fifty-nine.
MA Gen L ch 33 § 50 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title V - Militia|Chapter 33 - Militia|Section 50 - Use of Streets and Highways; Right of Way; Exceptions; Permission to Mount Flashing, Rotating or Oscillating Red Lights on Vehicle

Section 50. (a) The armed forces of the United States and any part of the armed forces of the commonwealth parading or performing any duty according to law shall have the right of way in any street or highway through which they may pass, and drivers of military vehicles may drive such vehicles through an intersection of ways contrary to any traffic signs or signals regulating traffic at such intersection, if a police officer or duly authorized member of the military service is stationed at the intersection to regulate traffic; provided, that the carriage of the United States mails, the legitimate functions of the police and the progress and operation of fire departments shall not be disrupted. Motor vehicles of the armed forces of the commonwealth may be equipped with sirens or other audible warning devices and with visible warning devices as provided in section 7E of chapter 90.  (b) A vehicle owned or operated by a designated member of the armed forces of the commonwealth who is assigned public safety duties that require immediate emergency response to incidents or events, such as emergency response to hazardous materials or weapons of mass destruction incidents may, with prior written authorization by the adjutant general, and only by authority of a permit issued by the registrar of motor vehicles, have mounted thereon flashing, rotating or oscillating red lights. Said emergency lights may only be activated when circumstances reasonably require an immediate emergency response. Upon termination of the duties which warranted the issuance of the permit, the adjutant general shall immediately notify in writing the registrar of motor vehicles who shall forthwith revoke such red light permit. Upon revocation, the registrar of motor vehicles shall notify the owner and operator of the vehicle for which such permit was issued and the owner and operator shall thereafter be subject to a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $300, unless otherwise provided.