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20 V.S.A. § 963
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 39 - Courts-Martial|§ 963. Nonjudicial discipline panels

§ 963. Nonjudicial discipline panels|(a) When a service member elects to have his or her case heard before a nonjudicial discipline panel as provided in section 962 of this subchapter, the panel shall be formed as follows:  (1) The panel shall consist of three members, appointed by the next higher authority of the commanding officer who seeks to impose the nonjudicial discipline. (2) The members of the panel shall be officers who are senior to the service member requesting the panel. If it is an enlisted service member requesting the panel, there shall be at least one enlisted service member on the panel, but that enlisted service member must be senior to the enlisted service member requesting the panel. (3) The senior member of the panel shall be the chair. The most junior member shall be the recorder and shall record summaries of the proceedings. (4) If the nonjudicial discipline is being offered by a general officer, the panel shall consist of three members appointed by the Adjutant and Inspector General with the most senior member being the chair and the most junior member being the recorder, who shall record the summaries of the proceedings.   (b) The panel decision shall be by majority vote. The panel shall have the same authority and responsibility in conducting the proceeding and disposing of the matter, including imposing nonjudicial discipline, as has a commanding officer of the grade of major or above pursuant to this subchapter.(c)(1) The panel shall forward its recommendation for disposition and imposition of discipline, if any, to the authority who appointed the panel under subsection (a) of this section.  (2)(A) The appointing authority may approve the recommended discipline or any part or amount as the appointing authority sees fit and may suspend, mitigate, or remit the recommended discipline as he or she deems appropriate.  (B) The appointing authority shall not approve any discipline in excess of that recommended by the panel. (Added 2013, No. 124 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
20 V.S.A. § 964
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 39 - Courts-Martial|§ 964. Appeals from nonjudicial discipline decisions

§ 964. Appeals from nonjudicial discipline decisions|(a)(1) A service member disciplined under this subchapter who considers the discipline unjust or disproportionate to the offense may appeal to the next superior authority within 15 days after the discipline is either announced or notice of the discipline is sent to the accused, as the commander under section 961 or the appointing authority under section 963 of this subchapter may determine.  (2) An appeal from the decision of an appointing authority under section 963 of this subchapter shall be taken directly to the next higher authority, unless the action is initiated by a general officer, in which case the Adjutant and Inspector General shall have the final decision.   (b) The appeal shall be promptly forwarded and decided, but the service member disciplined may, in the meantime, be required to undergo the discipline adjudged.(c)(1) The superior authority may exercise the same powers with respect to the discipline imposed as may be exercised under section 961 or 963 of this subchapter by the officer who imposed the discipline, except that the superior authority shall not impose any discipline in excess of what was originally imposed.  (2) Before acting on an appeal, the authority may refer the case to a judge advocate for consideration and advice. (Added 2013, No. 124 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
20 V.S.A. § 965
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 39 - Courts-Martial|§ 965. Effect of nonjudicial discipline

§ 965. Effect of nonjudicial discipline|(a) The imposition and enforcement of nonjudicial discipline under this subchapter for any act or omission shall not be a bar to trial by court-martial or a civilian court of competent jurisdiction for a serious crime or offense growing out of the same act or omission and not properly punishable under this subchapter.(b) The fact that nonjudicial discipline has been enforced may be shown by the accused upon trial and, when so shown, it shall be considered in determining the measure of discipline to be adjudged in the event of a finding of guilty. (Added 2013, No. 124 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
20 V.S.A. § 1151
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 61 - General Provisions|§ 1151. Organization and maintenance

§ 1151. Organization and maintenance|(a) Whenever any part of the National Guard of this State is in active federal service, the Governor may organize and maintain within this State any military forces the Governor deems necessary to defend the State.(b) The forces shall be:  (1) composed of officers commissioned or assigned, and any able-bodied citizens of the State who volunteer for service; (2) additional to and distinct from the National Guard and shall be known as the Vermont State Guard; (3) uniformed; (4) located in places having National Guard units in federal service and, provided adequate personnel are available for service, other places the Governor may direct; and (5) subject to regulations adopted by the Secretary of the Army for the organization, training, instruction, and discipline of similar military forces. (Amended 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 132; 2021, No. 10, § 55.)
20 V.S.A. § 1152
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 61 - General Provisions|§ 1152. Authority of Governor to adopt rules

§ 1152. Authority of Governor to adopt rules|The Governor may adopt rules consistent with the provisions of this chapter and chapters 63 and 65 of this title governing the enlistment, organization, administration, equipment, maintenance, training, and discipline of the State Guard. The rules, to the extent the Governor deems practicable and desirable, shall conform to existing law and rules governing the National Guard and applicable regulations adopted by the Secretary of the Army. (Amended 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 133; 2021, No. 10, § 56.)
20 V.S.A. § 1153
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 61 - General Provisions|§ 1153. Equipment and facilities

§ 1153. Equipment and facilities|For the use of the State Guard, the Governor may request from the Secretary of the Army any arms, ammunition, clothing, and equipment that the Secretary of the Army, in his or her discretion and under regulations adopted by him or her, is authorized to issue and to make available to the State Guard, the facilities of State armories and their equipment, and other State premises and property that are available. (Amended 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 134; 2021, No. 10, § 57.)
20 V.S.A. § 1154
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 61 - General Provisions|§ 1154. Service outside State

§ 1154. Service outside State|(a) The State Guard shall not be required to serve outside the boundaries of this State except:  (1) Upon the request of the governor of another state, the Governor may, in his or her discretion, order any portion or all of the State Guard to assist the military or police forces of the other state who are actually engaged in defending the other state. The State Guard may be recalled by the Governor at his or her discretion. (2) Any organization, unit, or detachment of the State Guard, upon order of the officer in immediate command of it, may continue in fresh pursuit of insurrectionists, saboteurs, enemies, or enemy forces beyond the borders of this State into another state until they are apprehended or captured by the organization, unit, or detachment, or until the military or police forces of the other state or of the United States have had a reasonable opportunity to take up the pursuit or to apprehend or capture the persons, provided that the other state shall have given authority by law for the pursuit by the State Guard.   (b) Any person apprehended or captured in another state by an organization, unit, or detachment of the State Guard shall without unnecessary delay be surrendered to the military or police forces of the state in which he or she is taken or to the United States. The surrender of the person who is apprehended or captured shall not constitute a waiver by this State of its right to extradite or prosecute the person for any crime committed in this State. (Amended 2021, No. 10, § 58.)
20 V.S.A. § 1155
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 61 - General Provisions|§ 1155. Military service of United States

§ 1155. Military service of United States|(a) Nothing in this chapter or chapters 63 and 65 of this title shall be construed as authorizing the State Guard, or any part of it, to be called, ordered, or in any manner drafted into the U.S. Armed Forces.(b) No person shall, by reason of his or her membership in any unit of the State Guard, be exempted from military service under any federal law. (Amended 2021, No. 10, § 59.)
20 V.S.A. § 1156
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 61 - General Provisions|§ 1156. Uniform Code of Military Justice in relation to courts-martial

§ 1156. Uniform Code of Military Justice in relation to courts-martial|Whenever the State Guard, or any part of it, is ordered out for active service, the Uniform Code of Military Justice applicable to members of the National Guard in relation to courts-martial, their jurisdiction, and the limits of punishment and any rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the Uniform Code of Military Justice shall apply to the Vermont State Guard. (Amended 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 135; 2021, No. 10, § 60.)
20 V.S.A. § 1157
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 61 - General Provisions|§ 1157. When effective

§ 1157. When effective|This chapter and chapters 63 and 65 of this title shall be effective upon a determination and proclamation by the Governor and the Emergency Board that a substantial part of the National Guard is not available for duty within the State, and shall be suspended upon a determination and proclamation by the Governor and the Emergency Board that a substantial part of the National Guard is available for duty within the State. (Amended 2021, No. 10, § 61.)
20 V.S.A. § 1211
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 63 - Commission and Enlistment|§ 1211. Eligibility

§ 1211. Eligibility|No person shall be commissioned or enlisted in the State Guard who is not a citizen of the United States or who has been expelled or dishonorably discharged from the U.S. Armed Forces or the National Guard of any state. (Amended 2021, No. 10, § 62.)
20 V.S.A. § 1212
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 63 - Commission and Enlistment|§ 1212. Private organizations

§ 1212. Private organizations|No civil organization, society, club, post, order, fraternity, association, brotherhood, body, union, league, or other combination of persons or civil group shall be enlisted in the State Guard as an organization or unit. (Amended 2021, No. 10, § 63.)
20 V.S.A. § 1213
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 63 - Commission and Enlistment|§ 1213. Oath of officers commissioned

§ 1213. Oath of officers commissioned|The oath to be taken by officers commissioned in the State Guard shall be substantially in the form prescribed for officers of the National Guard, substituting the words Vermont State Guard where necessary. (Amended 2021, No. 10, § 64.)
20 V.S.A. § 1214
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 63 - Commission and Enlistment|§ 1214. Term of enlistment; oath

§ 1214. Term of enlistment; oath|The term of enlistment for enlisted members of the State Guard shall be for either one year or three years and may be renewed, subject to the termination or suspension of the authority for the State Guard. The oath to be taken upon enlistment in the State Guard shall be substantially in the form prescribed for enlisted members of the National Guard, substituting the words Vermont State Guard where necessary. (Amended 2021, No. 10, § 65.)
20 V.S.A. § 1271
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 65 - Rights and Privileges|§ 1271. Pay and rations

§ 1271. Pay and rations|When the State Guard or any part of it is ordered out for active duty or field training, its members shall be entitled to the same pay and rations as the National Guard on similar duty and shall be paid under rules adopted by the Governor. (Amended 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 136; 2021, No. 10, § 66.)
20 V.S.A. § 1274
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 65 - Rights and Privileges|§ 1274. Exemptions

§ 1274. Exemptions|No officer or enlisted member of the State Guard shall be arrested on any warrant, except for treason, felony, or breach of the peace, while going to, remaining at, or returning from a place where he or she is ordered for military duty. Every officer and enlisted member of the State Guard shall, during service in the State Guard, be exempt from service in any posse comitatus and from jury duty. (Amended 2021, No. 10, § 67.)
20 V.S.A. § 1483
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 81 - Duties of Adjutant General Regarding Veterans|§ 1483. Adjutant General; duties as to veterans' affairs

§ 1483. Adjutant General; duties as to veterans' affairs|In addition to the duties elsewhere set forth by law, the Adjutant and Inspector General shall:  (1) acquaint himself or herself, and his or her assistants and employees, with federal, State, and local laws enacted for the benefit of members of the U.S. Armed Forces and Vermont National Guard, veterans having a discharge other than dishonorable, and the heirs and beneficiaries of members and veterans; (2) collect data and information as to facilities and services available to members of the U.S. Armed Forces and Vermont National Guard, veterans, and the heirs and beneficiaries of members and veterans; (3) cooperate with information or service agencies throughout the State, to inform members of the U.S. Armed Forces and Vermont National Guard, veterans, the heirs or beneficiaries of members and veterans, and military and civilian authorities, regarding the existence or availability of:  (A) educational training and retraining facilities; (B) health, medical, rehabilitation, and housing services and facilities; (C) employment and reemployment services; and (D) provisions of federal, State, and local laws affording rights, privileges, and benefits to members of the U.S. Armed Forces and Vermont National Guard, and veterans and their families and dependents, and other matters of similar, related, or appropriate nature;  (4) assist veterans and their heirs or beneficiaries in the presentation, proof, and establishment of claims, privileges, rights, and other benefits under federal, State, or local laws; and (5) cooperate with all national, State, and local governmental and private agencies in securing services or any benefits to veterans and their families and dependents. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 35(b), eff. March 1, 1961; 2021, No. 10, § 68.)
20 V.S.A. § 1484
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 81 - Duties of Adjutant General Regarding Veterans|§ 1484. Assistants; office space

§ 1484. Assistants; office space|Subject to the approval of the Governor, the Adjutant and Inspector General may employ expert and clerical assistants as necessary to administer the functions and duties of the Adjutant and Inspector General with respect to veterans' affairs, and shall fix their compensation within the amounts made available by appropriation for those functions and duties. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 35(c), eff. March 1, 1961; 2005, No. 85 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2021, No. 10, § 69.)
20 V.S.A. § 1485
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 81 - Duties of Adjutant General Regarding Veterans|§ 1485. Cooperation with local organizations

§ 1485. Cooperation with local organizations|The Adjutant and Inspector General may cooperate with local organizations in the State to provide information and assistance for the purposes set forth in this chapter. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 35(d), eff. March 1, 1961; 2021, No. 10, § 70.)
20 V.S.A. § 1486
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 81 - Duties of Adjutant General Regarding Veterans|§ 1486. Acceptance of gifts, services, and facilities

§ 1486. Acceptance of gifts, services, and facilities|The Adjutant and Inspector General is authorized to accept gifts, services, and facilities from any source, public or private, granted in aid of the administration of the duties of the Adjutant and Inspector General, provided that no obligation is imposed by the acceptance. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 35(e), eff. March 1, 1961; 2021, No. 10, § 71.)
20 V.S.A. § 1543
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 83 - Rights and Preferences of Veterans|§ 1543. Preferences in appointment to State positions

§ 1543. Preferences in appointment to State positions|In certification for appointment, in appointment, in employing, in retention of employment position, whether in classified or unclassified civil service, whether for temporary or for extended time, wherever State funds furnish the payroll, preference shall be given to:  (1) ex-service personnel who served on active duty in any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces and have been separated from active duty under honorable conditions and who have established the present existence of a service-connected disability or who are receiving compensation or disability retirement benefits by reason of public laws administered by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, or the U.S. Department of Defense; (2) spouses of service-connected disabled ex-service personnel who have themselves been unable to qualify for any civil service appointment by reason of their disability; (3) unmarried widows or widowers of deceased ex-service personnel who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces during any war, or in any campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized, or during the period specified in subdivision (5) of this section and who were separated from active duty under honorable conditions; and (4) ex-service personnel who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces, during any war, or in any campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized, and have been separated from active duty under honorable conditions; and (5) ex-service personnel who have served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces during the period beginning July 1, 1955, and have been separated from the U.S. Armed Forces under honorable conditions. (Amended 1967, No. 268 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. March 7, 1968; 1987, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 2021, No. 20, § 146.)
20 V.S.A. § 1544
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 83 - Rights and Preferences of Veterans|§ 1544. State pay for military service

§ 1544. State pay for military service|(a) Each enlisted man and woman in the military or naval forces of the United States subsequent to August 5, 1964 and not later than March 31, 1973, who resided in the state of Vermont at the time of his or her enlistment or induction into the service of the United States shall be entitled to receive from the state, in addition to the pay received from the federal government, the sum of $10.00 for each month not exceeding a total of twelve months served in such forces. Payment may be made upon honorable discharge from service, or upon death in service, or upon honorable separation from active federal service; and in the case of the death of the enlisted man or woman after discharge and prior to the receipt of payment, it shall be paid to his or her spouse, or if there is no spouse living, to the next of kin who are lineal heirs.(b) In case any enlisted man or woman dies while in service, his or her spouse, or if there is no spouse living, the next of kin who are lineal heirs, shall be entitled to receive from the state the sum of $120.00, except that if any claim is made under this section by a claimant other than a spouse or issue of the deceased, the claim shall not be paid for a period of nine months after the decease of such enlisted man or woman, and payment made by the state after such nine months' period shall be in and constitute full compliance with this section.(c) No person shall receive compensation from the state of Vermont under this section if he or she enlisted with the armed services for a period of six months or less for the sole purpose of training.(d) No person shall receive compensation from the state of Vermont for any service performed subsequent to the date that the President or the Congress of the United States declares that the so-called Vietnam action has ceased. (Added 1969, No. 209 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. March 24, 1970; amended 1973, No. 138 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. Feb. 22, 1974.)
20 V.S.A. § 1545
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 83 - Rights and Preferences of Veterans|§ 1545. Vermont distinguished service medals

§ 1545. Vermont distinguished service medals|(a) The Governor may present in the name of the State of Vermont a distinguished service medal, ribbon, lapel button, and certificate to an individual or the individual's spouse, child, parent, sibling, or grandchild if the individual is deceased, provided the individual meets all the following eligibility criteria:  (1) Served on federal active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces in a combat theater of operations during a war or emergency, as evidenced by service during any period of war prior to April 6, 1916; foreign service during World War I or World War II; or receipt of federal decorations showing combat-related service since January 1, 1947. (2) Received an honorable discharge from federal active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces or died before separating from federal active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces or was declared missing in action by the U.S. Department of Defense; or is currently a member in good standing on federal active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces with more than four years of service. (3) Is a current resident of Vermont or was a resident of Vermont at the time of entry into military service or was mobilized to federal active duty while a member of the Vermont National Guard or other reserve unit located in Vermont, regardless of the resident's home of record.   (b) The distinguished service medal shall conform to MIL-DTL-3943 and the State specification sheets; the ribbon shall conform to MIL-DTL-11589 as to quality and construction; and the lapel button shall conform to MIL-DTL-11484. The State specification sheets and original model shall be kept by the Secretary of State.(c) Application for a distinguished service medal may be made to the Office of Veterans' Affairs. The Office of Veterans' Affairs shall also design, cast, and procure the distinguished service medals, and maintain and verify records and documents pertaining to the medals and awards. Approved applicants may choose to receive the medal by mail or in a ceremony with the Governor or a representative of the Governor. (Added 1999, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 12c; amended 2005, No. 100 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. March 23, 2006; 2007, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2021, No. 20, § 147.)