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MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  13-214 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 13 - Militia|Subtitle 2 - General Provisions|Section 13-214 - Prohibited Acts

    (a)    Except for the units of the organized militia and the troops of the United States, a body of persons may not associate as a military company or organization or parade in public as a military company or organization without the permission of the Governor.    (b)    Except for troops acting under the authority of the President, an armed military force from another state may not enter this State for military duty without the permission of the Governor.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  13-215 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 13 - Militia|Subtitle 2 - General Provisions|Section 13-215 - Honor Guard at Burial Service of Veteran

    (a)    (1)    The Adjutant General may organize a uniformed honor guard from the National Guard or the organized militia to attend the burial service of a deceased veteran if:            (i)    the commander of an accredited veterans’ organization or a relative or friend of the deceased veteran requests an honor guard to attend the burial service;            (ii)    a uniformed honor guard from the active armed forces or veterans’ organization is not available; and            (iii)    the Adjutant General determines that providing an honor guard will not harm:                1.    the readiness of the National Guard in the event of a State or federal emergency; or                2.    the employment of a National Guard member.        (2)    If an honor guard from the active armed forces is not available, the Adjutant General may request an honor guard from a veterans’ organization to attend the burial service of a deceased veteran.    (b)    (1)    The Adjutant General shall set reasonable compensation for honor guard members based on the availability of money in the budget.        (2)    Compensation may not exceed the expenses incurred to participate in the burial service of a deceased veteran plus the greater of:            (i)    100% of 1 day’s pay as determined by the current Department of Defense pay scale; and            (ii)    the minimum wage required under § 3-413 of the Labor and Employment Article.    (c)    The Adjutant General shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  13-216 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 13 - Militia|Subtitle 2 - General Provisions|Section 13-216 - Acquisition of Property for Air National Guard

    The Department may acquire by purchase or condemnation real property located in Baltimore County adjacent to the Martin State Airport that is necessary for the safe operation of the fighter squadron of the Maryland Air National Guard.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  13-217 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 13 - Militia|Subtitle 2 - General Provisions|Section 13-217 - Sale of Superfluous Armories

    (a)    With the prior approval of the Board of Public Works, the Department may sell armories that are superfluous to the Department’s requirements.    (b)    (1)    The county or municipal corporation in which the armory is located has the right of first refusal to purchase the armory.        (2)    If the county or municipal corporation declines to purchase the property, the Department shall sell the property at public sale for the highest cash price obtainable.    (c)    The proceeds of a sale shall be placed in the Annuity Bond Fund under § 8-132 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  13-218 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 13 - Militia|Subtitle 2 - General Provisions|Section 13-218 - Jury Service

    The Military Department shall adopt regulations for exemption of a member of the organized militia from State jury service that would unreasonably interfere with the performance of the member’s military duties or affect adversely the readiness of the activity, command, or unit to which the member is assigned.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  13-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 13 - Militia|Subtitle 3 - Adjutant General; Assistants and Other Personnel|Section 13-301 - Adjutant General

    (a)    The Adjutant General:        (1)    is the head of the Department;        (2)    shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate;        (3)    is subordinate only to the Governor in matters relating to the Department;        (4)    shall have a commissioned grade not above that of Lieutenant General; and        (5)    shall be a full–time employee of the Department in State active duty status.    (b)    At the time of appointment, the Adjutant General shall:        (1)    have at least 2 years of commissioned field grade service in the National Guard;        (2)    have attained at least the rank of colonel; and        (3)    meet the requirements for federal recognition at the rank of Major General.    (c)    The Adjutant General is a member of the Governor’s Executive Council.    (d)    If the Adjutant General is ordered into the active military service of the United States, the Governor may designate an acting Adjutant General to exercise the duties of the Adjutant General during the period the Adjutant General is on active military service.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  13-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 13 - Militia|Subtitle 3 - Adjutant General; Assistants and Other Personnel|Section 13-303 - Assistant Adjutants General

    (a)    (1)    The Governor shall appoint two Assistant Adjutants General for  the Maryland Army National Guard and two Assistant Adjutants General for the  Maryland Air National Guard.        (2)    An Assistant Adjutant General serves at the pleasure of the  Governor.        (3)    Unless selected for a military position requiring federal recognition  as a Major General, an Assistant Adjutant General shall have a commissioned grade  not above that of Brigadier General.    (b)    To be appointed as an Assistant Adjutant General an individual shall:        (1)    have at least 1 year of commissioned field grade  service in the National Guard; and        (2)    have attained at least the rank of colonel.    (c)    An Assistant Adjutant General shall perform the military duties that are  assigned by the Governor or Adjutant General.    (d)    (1)    One of the Assistant Adjutants General for the Maryland Army  National Guard and one of the Assistant Adjutants General for the Maryland Air  National Guard shall be full–time employees of the Department in State active duty  status.        (2)    The other two Assistant Adjutants General shall be traditional  drilling guard members.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  13-304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 13 - Militia|Subtitle 3 - Adjutant General; Assistants and Other Personnel|Section 13-304 - Compensation

    The Adjutant General and the Assistant Adjutants General shall have a salary as stated in the annual budget.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  13-305 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 13 - Militia|Subtitle 3 - Adjutant General; Assistants and Other Personnel|Section 13-305 - Deputy Adjutant General for Maryland Army National Guard

    (a)    (1)    The Governor shall appoint a Deputy Assistant Adjutant General for the Maryland Army National Guard.        (2)    The Deputy Assistant Adjutant General serves at the pleasure of the Adjutant General.    (b)    The Deputy Assistant Adjutant General for the Maryland Army National Guard shall:        (1)    have a commissioned grade not above that of Brigadier General; and        (2)    perform the military duties assigned by the Governor or the Adjutant General.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  13-306 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 13 - Militia|Subtitle 3 - Adjutant General; Assistants and Other Personnel|Section 13-306 - Other Personnel

    (a)    Officers, warrant officers, and enlisted individuals who are full-time employees of the Department are in State active duty status.    (b)    (1)    The Governor may appoint a chief of staff and aides.        (2)    The chief of staff and aides serve at the pleasure of the Governor.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  13-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 13 - Militia|Subtitle 4 - National Guard|Section 13-401 - Composition; Organization

    (a)    (1)    The National Guard consists of:            (i)    the units of the organized militia allocated to the State by the United States Department of Defense that are supported wholly or partly by federal funds; and            (ii)    individuals transferred with the approval of the Governor to the National Guard by federal authorities to complete a reserve service obligation imposed by federal law.        (2)    The inactive National Guard consists of officers and enlisted individuals commissioned in, enlisted in, or transferred to the inactive National Guard.        (3)    An individual transferred to the National Guard is considered a member of the National Guard whether or not the individual executed the oath prescribed by § 13-206 of this title.    (b)    The National Guard and its units shall be organized as prescribed for the United States Army or United States Air Force, subject in time of peace to general exceptions that the Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of the Air Force authorize.    (c)    If the National Guard or any of its units are ordered into active military service of the United States by the President of the United States, the Governor may increase the military force and organize those units as the emergency requires.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  13-402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 13 - Militia|Subtitle 4 - National Guard|Section 13-402 - Police Power

    (a)    A member of the National Guard has the same police power, authority, and status with respect to the enforcement of the law relating to criminal matters in the military area to which the member is assigned, as a law enforcement or peace officer has in the officer’s respective jurisdiction if:        (1)    the Adjutant General designates the member as National Guard full-time support personnel under Title 32 of the United States Code;        (2)    the Department controls or has jurisdiction over the member; and        (3)    the member is acting as a National Guard member.    (b)    A member of the National Guard has the immunities and defenses available to a law enforcement or peace officer in a criminal proceeding or civil suit brought because of an act performed in the course of employment and duty under this section.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  13-403 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 13 - Militia|Subtitle 4 - National Guard|Section 13-403 - Assignment to Divisions, Brigades, and Other Tactical Units

    (a)    To maintain an appropriate organization and to assist in instruction and training, the President of the United States may:        (1)    assign the National Guard to divisions, brigades, and other tactical units; and        (2)    detail officers from the National Guard or the United States Army or Air Force to command those units.    (b)    A commanding officer of a complete unit organized in the State may not be displaced under this section.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  13-404 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 13 - Militia|Subtitle 4 - National Guard|Section 13-404 - Power of National Guard to Receive Property and Revenues

    (a)    Except as otherwise authorized by law, the National Guard:        (1)    is designated as a law enforcement agency for the sole purpose of receiving property and revenues; and        (2)    may receive property and revenues under 18 U.S.C. § 981(e)(2), 19 U.S.C. § 1616a(c)(1)(B)(ii), and 21 U.S.C. §§ 881(e)(1)(A) and (e)(3) from those federal units that are supported by National Guard members in the Counter Drug Program.    (b)    (1)    Any property or revenues received by the National Guard under this section shall be used to supplement the resources allocated to the Counter Drug Program.        (2)    The use of the property and revenues shall conform to the guidelines of the United States Department of Justice, the United States Department of Defense, and the United States Department of the Treasury.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  13-406 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 13 - Militia|Subtitle 4 - National Guard|Section 13-406 - Compensation for National Guard Ordered Out for State Active Duty or Training

    (a)    This section:        (1)    applies when the National Guard is ordered out for State active duty or training by the Governor or by the Governor’s authority; and        (2)    does not apply to the National Guard when ordered to duty incident to an order into the active military service of the United States.    (b)    Subject to subsection (d) of this section:        (1)    an officer, warrant officer, and enlisted individual shall receive the same pay, including longevity pay, subsistence, per diem, and allowances, as an officer, warrant officer, and enlisted individual of like grade and length of service in the United States Army or Air Force; and        (2)    an individual ordered to active duty other than for training shall be paid a daily rate of at least 12 times the hourly federal minimum wage in effect at the time of active duty.    (c)    An enlisted individual who meets the qualifications that the Governor sets in small arms practice or for proficiency in the various duties of the branch or arm to which the individual belongs shall receive the following increase in pay of the individual’s grade for 1 year beginning on the first January 1 after qualification:        (1)    experts – 20%;        (2)    sharpshooters, gunners, drivers, and medical, first class – 15%; and        (3)    marksmen, gunners, drivers, and medical, second class – 10%.    (d)    On the recommendation of the Adjutant General, the Governor may reduce the rates of pay, including longevity pay and qualification pay under subsections (b) and (c) of this section.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  13-407 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 13 - Militia|Subtitle 4 - National Guard|Section 13-407 - Oath -- Commissioned Officer of National Guard

    A commissioned officer of the National Guard shall take the following oath of office:    “I, ..............., do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Maryland, against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and of the Governor of the State of Maryland; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office of ................... in the National Guard of the United States and of the State of Maryland upon which I am about to enter, so help me God.”
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  13-408 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 13 - Militia|Subtitle 4 - National Guard|Section 13-408 - Date of Taking Rank

    An officer of the National Guard  shall take rank from the date that the officer was commissioned and in the manner the United States Department of Defense provides by regulation.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  13-409 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 13 - Militia|Subtitle 4 - National Guard|Section 13-409 - 9-11 Service Bar

    (a)    Any individual who is ordered into active duty for the National Guard in response to the foreign terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001, shall receive a service bar in recognition of this service.    (b)    The service bar shall depict the State flag and “9–11”.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  13-410 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 13 - Militia|Subtitle 4 - National Guard|Section 13-410 - Reports

    (a)    On a quarterly basis, the Adjutant General, in consultation with the Assistant Adjutants General, shall report to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, on the number of Maryland National Guard members killed or injured while on active duty and the circumstances of the deaths or injuries.    (b)    This section applies only if members of the Maryland National Guard are killed or injured while on active duty during the period for which the report would be submitted.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  13-501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 13 - Militia|Subtitle 5 - Maryland Defense Force|Section 13-501 - Established

    (a)    (1)    There is established in the State a Maryland Defense Force within the Military Department.        (2)    The Governor is the commander–in–chief of the Maryland Defense Force.        (3)    The Maryland Defense Force is under the operational control of the Adjutant General.        (4)    There is a commanding general of the Maryland Defense Force who is appointed by the Adjutant General and serves as such at the pleasure of the Adjutant General.    (b)    The Maryland Defense Force is a component of the organized militia of the State in addition to and separate from the National Guard.    (c)    The Maryland Defense Force shall have the primary mission of providing competent and supplemental professional, technical, and military support to the Maryland Army National Guard, the Maryland Air National Guard, and the Maryland Emergency Management Agency. The Maryland Defense Force shall also have other duties and missions as it may be assigned from time to time by competent authority.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  13-502 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 13 - Militia|Subtitle 5 - Maryland Defense Force|Section 13-502 - Regulations

    (a)    (1)    The Governor may adopt regulations to carry out this subtitle governing the enlistment, organization, administration, equipment, maintenance, training, and discipline of the Maryland Defense Force.        (2)    The Governor may prescribe a uniform for the Maryland Defense Force.    (b)    As is practicable and desirable, regulations adopted under this section shall conform to applicable law and regulations that govern the National Guard, except those laws and regulations that apply to the National Guard when acting solely under Title 10 of the United States Code.    (c)    (1)    The regulations shall prohibit the Maryland Defense Force or a member of the Maryland Defense Force from accepting gifts, donations, gratuities, or anything of value from a person in exchange for specific and isolated services rendered by the Maryland Defense Force.        (2)    This provision may not be interpreted otherwise to prohibit gifts, bequests, and the like from any individual or organization to the Maryland Defense Force or any foundation or the like established to support its activities.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  13-503 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 13 - Militia|Subtitle 5 - Maryland Defense Force|Section 13-503 - Composition

    (a)    The Maryland Defense Force consists of:        (1)    commissioned or assigned officers; and        (2)    qualified individuals who volunteer to serve and are commissioned, appointed, or enlisted in the Maryland Defense Force.    (b)    An individual may not be commissioned or enlisted in the Maryland Defense Force if the individual:        (1)    is not a citizen of the United States;        (2)    has been dismissed from or received a bad conduct discharge or a dishonorable discharge, or any discharge other than under honorable conditions, from a military or naval organization of this State or of another state, or from any of the United States armed forces or its auxiliaries, or has been convicted of an offense under the laws of the United States or of any state punishable by imprisonment for more than 1 year, no matter what punishment was actually imposed; or        (3)    does not meet the qualifications for commissioning, appointment, or enlistment specified in regulations governing the Maryland Defense Force.    (c)    A civil organization, society, club, post, order, fraternity, association, brotherhood, body, union, league, or other combination of persons or civil groups may not enlist in the Maryland Defense Force as an organization or unit.    (d)    (1)    All members of the Maryland Defense Force serve on a voluntary basis and without pay, unless under orders, approved by the Adjutant General, specifying that their service is with pay.        (2)    If an order approved by the Adjutant General specifies that the service of a member of the Maryland Defense Force is with pay, the member may be compensated in accordance with § 13–406 of this title.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  13-504 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 13 - Militia|Subtitle 5 - Maryland Defense Force|Section 13-504 - Compensation; Oath; Enlistment Period; Resignation

    (a)    An officer or warrant officer commissioned or appointed in the Maryland Defense Force shall take the oath prescribed in § 13–509 of this subtitle.    (b)    An individual who enlists in the Maryland Defense Force shall take an oath substantially in the form required for enlisted personnel of the National Guard, substituting “Maryland Defense Force” where necessary in the oath.    (c)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the enlistment period in the Maryland Defense Force is determined by the commanding officer based on the specialty of the recruit and the needs of the militia and may be renewed.        (2)    In the case that a state of war exists between the United States and any other nation, or that there is a federal or State declaration of emergency presently in force in the State, all enlistments shall continue until 3 months after said state of war or emergency ends, unless the enlisted individual is discharged sooner by proper authority.    (d)    The Governor may accept the resignation of an officer or grant a discharge to an enlisted individual at any time.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  13-505 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 13 - Militia|Subtitle 5 - Maryland Defense Force|Section 13-505 - Requisitions by Governor

    (a)    The Governor may requisition any arms and equipment from the Secretary of the Army that are in the possession of and can be spared by the Department of the Army for use by the Maryland Defense Force.    (b)    The Governor may allow the Maryland Defense Force to use the facilities and equipment of a State armory or other available State premises and property.    (c)    A school authority may allow the Maryland Defense Force to use a school building or school grounds.