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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 4 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-60-101 — 12-64-852) › Chapter 61 - MILITARY FORCES (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-306) › Subchapter 1 - STATE MILITIA GENERALLY (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-128) › Section 12-61-107 - Employment of personnel

(a)
The Adjutant General shall have such assistance and such clerks, employees, and laborers as may be necessary from time to time who shall be appointed and may be removed by him or her at his or her discretion.
(b)
(1)
The Adjutant General may designate those positions that require the employee to be a member of the National Guard.
(2)
This subsection shall only apply to a person who begins employment with the State Military Department after August 12, 2005, and with the Department of the Military after July 1, 2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5531, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1969, No. 50, § 12; A.S.A. 1947, § 11-112; Acts 2005, No. 52, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 4 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-60-101 — 12-64-852) › Chapter 61 - MILITARY FORCES (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-306) › Subchapter 1 - STATE MILITIA GENERALLY (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-128) › Section 12-61-108 - Deputy adjutants general

(a)
(1)
The Adjutant General is authorized to appoint, subject to the approval of the Governor, four (4) deputy adjutants general who will hold rank of not higher than one (1) grade below that held by the Adjutant General up to and including the rank of major general.
(2)
Two (2) deputy adjutants general will be Army National Guard and two (2) deputy adjutants general will be Air National Guard.
(3)
However, the foregoing shall not preclude the appointment of federally recognized lieutenant generals to perform the additional duties of deputy adjutants general.
(b)
At the time of the appointment:
(1)
He or she must be an officer in the active service in the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard of this state for three (3) successive years immediately preceding his or her appointment; or
(2)
He or she must have been in the active service in the branch or arm for which appointed of the Army National Guard or Air National Guard as a commissioned officer; or
(3)
If not in active National Guard service at the time of appointment, he or she must have had prior service of at least six (6) years in the branch or arm of the Army National Guard or Air National Guard of this state.
(c)
The deputy adjutants general must have a thorough knowledge of the organization and missions of the departments and components of the armed forces of the United States.
(d)
To be eligible for appointment as a Deputy Adjutant General for Air, the officer must be assigned to the Air National Guard in the rank of colonel, federally recognized.
(e)
He or she shall subscribe to the oath of office prescribed for members of the Arkansas Army National Guard and Air National Guard, which oath shall be deposited in the office of the Adjutant General.
(f)
He or she shall, during his or her term of office, be entitled to all rights, privileges, and immunities granted officers of like rank in the Arkansas National Guard.
(g)
He or she shall aid the Adjutant General by the performance of such duties as may be assigned to him or her.
Acts 1969, No. 50, § 14; A.S.A. 1947, § 11-114; Acts 1987, No. 360, § 1; 1991, No. 510, § 1; 2007, No. 47, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 4 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-60-101 — 12-64-852) › Chapter 61 - MILITARY FORCES (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-306) › Subchapter 1 - STATE MILITIA GENERALLY (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-128) › Section 12-61-109 - Adjutant General - Delegation of authority

The Adjutant General may designate by order any deputy adjutant general to act as the Adjutant General in the absence of the latter from his or her office or in case of his or her inability to perform the duties of his or her office. In the event of the inability of any deputy adjutant general to perform the duties of the Adjutant General, then the Adjutant General may appoint by order any qualified Army or Air Guard officer in the grade of colonel or above.
Acts 1969, No. 50, § 13; A.S.A. 1947, § 11-113; Acts 1989, No. 179, § 1; 1991, No. 510, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 4 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-60-101 — 12-64-852) › Chapter 61 - MILITARY FORCES (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-306) › Subchapter 1 - STATE MILITIA GENERALLY (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-128) › Section 12-61-110 - Property and finance officer

(a)
After consulting with the Adjutant General, the Governor shall appoint, designate, and detail, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Army and confirmation by the Senate, an officer of the National Guard as the property and finance officer for the United States.
(b)
He or she shall be a citizen of the United States, a resident of Arkansas, and shall have served on the active list as a commissioned officer of either the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or the National Guard of this state.
(c)
He or she shall receive and account for all funds and property belonging to the United States in possession of the Arkansas National Guard and shall make such disbursements, returns, and reports as may be required by the Secretary of the Army.
(d)
Before entering upon the performance of his or her duties, he or she shall be required to give good and sufficient bond to the United States in an amount determined by the Secretary of the Army for the faithful performance of his or her duties and for the safekeeping and proper disposition of the federal property and funds entrusted to him or her.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 1100,§ 9, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1969, No. 50, § 14; A.S.A. 1947, § 11-114.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 4 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-60-101 — 12-64-852) › Chapter 61 - MILITARY FORCES (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-306) › Subchapter 1 - STATE MILITIA GENERALLY (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-128) › Section 12-61-111 - Ordering militia into service

(a)
(1)
The Governor shall have power to order into the active service of the state for such a period, to such extent, and in such manner as he or she may deem necessary, all or any part of the organized militia:
(A)
In case of invasion, disaster, insurrection, riot, breach of the peace, or imminent danger thereof;
(B)
To preserve the public health and security and maintain law and order;
(C)
For the purpose of working with other state agencies in the planning and training for emergencies or disasters and to respond to emergencies or disasters; or
(D)
For the purpose of addressing cybersecurity threats or cybersecurity vulnerabilities, including without limitation to protect:
(i)
Critical infrastructure in the state;
(ii)
An information system owned or operated by the state;
(iii)
Information that is stored on, processed by, or transiting on an information system owned or operated by the state; or
(iv)
The state by identifying the source of a cybersecurity threat.
(2)
Such power shall include the power to order the organized militia or any part thereof to function under the operational control of the United States Army, United States Navy, or United States Air Force commander in charge of the defense of any area within the state.
(b)
(1)
Upon the request of either the judge or sheriff of a county or the mayor of a city, whenever it is made to appear to the Governor that there is a breach of the peace, riot, resistance to process of this state, or disaster or imminent danger thereof, the Governor may order into the active service of the state, for such period, to such extent, and in such manner as he or she may deem necessary, all or any part of the organized militia.
(2)
The compensation of all officers and enlisted personnel while on duty or assembled pursuant to this subsection and all expenses incurred in connection with such duty or as a result thereof shall be paid in the manner prescribed by law.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 149,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1969, No. 50, §§ 6, 7; 1985, No. 670, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 11-106, 11-107; Acts 2009, No. 232, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 4 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-60-101 — 12-64-852) › Chapter 61 - MILITARY FORCES (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-306) › Subchapter 1 - STATE MILITIA GENERALLY (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-128) › Section 12-61-112 - Powers, duties, and immunities of militia

(a)
Whenever a member of the organized militia is ordered out for service of any kind, he or she shall have all powers, duties, and immunities of a law enforcement officer of the State of Arkansas in addition to all powers, duties, and immunities otherwise provided by law.
(b)
An officer or enlisted member of the organized militia shall not be arrested on any warrant except for treason or felony while going to, remaining at, or returning from a place where the officer or enlisted member is ordered to attend for military duty.
(c)
When any part of the organized militia of the state is on active duty by order of the Governor in the enforcement of the law or executing the orders of the Commander-in-Chief, the commanding officer of that part of the organized militia may order the closing of any place where arms, ammunition, dynamite, or other explosives are sold and restrict or forbid the selling, bartering, lending, or giving away of any arms, ammunition, dynamite, or other explosives so long as any of that part of the organized militia remains on duty in the place, or in the vicinity of where the place may be located, whether any civil officer has forbidden the same or not.
(d)
The commanding officer of the organization on duty under this code will cooperate in aid of the civil power, but under the orders of the Commander-in-Chief or Adjutant General and not the civil authorities.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 176,§ 6, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 184,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 184,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1969, No. 50, §§ 6, 7; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 11-106, 11-107.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 4 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-60-101 — 12-64-852) › Chapter 61 - MILITARY FORCES (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-306) › Subchapter 1 - STATE MILITIA GENERALLY (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-128) › Section 12-61-113 - Scope of duties - Service outside the state

(a)
The Governor may order the National Guard or any portion thereof to perform military duty of every description within the state. He or she may authorize participation in small arms and gunnery competitions by any part of the National Guard anywhere outside the state or outside the United States.
(b)
Officers and enlisted personnel of the National Guard shall be subject to and governed by the provisions of this act while without this state under the order or authorization of the Governor under this section in like manner and to the same extent as when on duty within this state under orders of the Governor.
Acts 1969, No. 50, §§ 15, 16; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 11-115, 11-116.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 4 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-60-101 — 12-64-852) › Chapter 61 - MILITARY FORCES (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-306) › Subchapter 1 - STATE MILITIA GENERALLY (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-128) › Section 12-61-114 - Call to duty

Officers and enlisted personnel may be ordered for duty either by stating the substance of the orders telephonically, personally, by mail, or in such other manner as may be prescribed by the Governor as he or she deems necessary to accomplish the purpose. Upon having given notice, there shall be a presumption that the officer or enlisted person was properly called to duty.
Acts 1969, No. 50, § 18; 1985, No. 670, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 11-118.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 4 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-60-101 — 12-64-852) › Chapter 61 - MILITARY FORCES (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-306) › Subchapter 1 - STATE MILITIA GENERALLY (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-128) › Section 12-61-115 - Proclamation of emergency

(a)
Whenever any portion of the militia is employed in aid of the civil authority, the Governor, if in his or her judgment the maintenance of law and order or preservation of the public health or security will thereby be promoted, may by proclamation declare the county, city, zone, or sector in which the troops are serving, or any specified portion thereof, to be in a state of insurrection or emergency.
(b)
Should the Governor proclaim a state of insurrection or emergency hereunder and in the event the local courts or law enforcement officers are incapable of functioning, such legal functions in furtherance of the enforcement of the civil laws of the state shall be performed by the militia.
(c)
This section does not authorize the seizure or confiscation of any firearm or ammunition from any individual who is lawfully carrying or possessing the firearm or ammunition.
(d)
Any law enforcement officer or member of the militia who seizes or confiscates a firearm or ammunition from an individual under this section shall return the seized or confiscated firearm or ammunition to the individual unless:
(1)
The individual is arrested for a criminal offense; or
(2)
The seized firearm or ammunition is needed as evidence in the furtherance of an investigation of a criminal offense.
Acts 1969, No. 50, §§ 8, 20; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 11-108, 11-120; Acts 2007, No. 1578, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 4 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-60-101 — 12-64-852) › Chapter 61 - MILITARY FORCES (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-306) › Subchapter 1 - STATE MILITIA GENERALLY (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-128) › Section 12-61-116 - Excuse from duty

(a)
The officer ordering any military duty shall have the power to excuse any officer or enlisted person for absence therefrom upon good and sufficient grounds.
(b)
The Governor, or commanding general of the National Guard with the approval of the Governor, may relieve any organization of the militia on active duty from the further performance of such duty and may order any other organization to perform such duty.
(c)
However, the provisions of this section shall not curtail the rights of commanding officers to grant leaves of absence and furloughs as provided by rules unless they are specifically modified by orders from superior authority.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 922, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1969, No. 50, § 19; 1985, No. 670, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 11-119.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 4 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-60-101 — 12-64-852) › Chapter 61 - MILITARY FORCES (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-306) › Subchapter 1 - STATE MILITIA GENERALLY (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-128) › Section 12-61-117 - Draft of the unorganized militia - Failure to appear - Penalty

(a)
Whenever it shall be necessary in case of invasion, disaster, insurrection, riot, breach of the peace, or imminent danger thereof, or to maintain the organized militia or any force thereof at the number required for public safety or prescribed by the laws of the United States, the Governor may call for and accept from the unorganized militia as many volunteers as are required for service in the organized militia or he or she may direct the members of the unorganized militia or such of them as may be necessary to be drafted into the organized militia or any force thereof.
(b)
Whenever it shall be necessary in such a case, the Governor may direct the members of the unorganized militia or such of them as may be necessary to be drafted, under such rules as he or she may prescribe, into the active service of the state to serve as directed by him or her.
(c)
Any member of the unorganized militia who is ordered to register or to be drafted into the organized militia under the provisions of this code and who fails to appear at the time and place designated in such order shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction by a civil court shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisonment in the county jail for a term of not less than one (1) month nor more than one (1) year, or both.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 923, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1969, No. 50, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 11-109.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 4 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-60-101 — 12-64-852) › Chapter 61 - MILITARY FORCES (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-306) › Subchapter 1 - STATE MILITIA GENERALLY (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-128) › Section 12-61-118 - Resumption of National Guard service

Upon the termination of any emergency for which the National Guard of Arkansas has been ordered into the military service of the United States, all enlisted personnel, upon being released under honorable conditions from the Army or Air Force of the United States, shall continue to serve in the National Guard of Arkansas until the dates upon which their enlistments prior to their active duty would have expired if uninterrupted. The commissioned officers shall resume their commissions in the National Guard of Arkansas in the respective grades held by them when ordered to active duty or in any higher grade which they may have attained while in service if appointed by the Governor to fill existing vacancies.
Acts 1969, No. 50, § 17; 1985, No. 670, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 11-117.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 4 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-60-101 — 12-64-852) › Chapter 61 - MILITARY FORCES (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-306) › Subchapter 1 - STATE MILITIA GENERALLY (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-128) › Section 12-61-119 - Credit for active federal service

For all purposes under this code, members of the National Guard who entered the active military service of the United States in time of war or under a call, order, or draft by the President or who hereafter enter such service under like conditions or who enter and serve on active duty in the military service of the United States in time of peace or war and who thereafter return to the military service of the state shall be entitled to credit for time served as if such service had been rendered to the state.
Acts 1969, No. 50, § 27; A.S.A. 1947, § 11-207.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 4 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-60-101 — 12-64-852) › Chapter 61 - MILITARY FORCES (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-306) › Subchapter 1 - STATE MILITIA GENERALLY (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-128) › Section 12-61-120 - Credit for war service

For all purposes under this code, officers and enlisted personnel of the National Guard who entered the active service of the United States in time of war or under a call or draft by the President or who enters such service under like conditions shall be entitled to credit for time so served as if such service had been rendered in the National Guard.
Acts 1969, No. 50, § 38; 1985, No. 670, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 11-406.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 4 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-60-101 — 12-64-852) › Chapter 61 - MILITARY FORCES (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-306) › Subchapter 1 - STATE MILITIA GENERALLY (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-128) › Section 12-61-121 - Awards, medals, etc

(a)
(1)
The Governor may award in the name of the State of Arkansas a medal, ribbon, or decoration for exceptional or meritorious service rendered by a member of the organized militia, including without limitation the:
(A)
"Arkansas Commendation Medal";
(B)
"Arkansas Distinguished Service Medal"; and
(C)
"Arkansas Star of Honor".
(2)
The Governor or Adjutant General may award in the name of the State of Arkansas an:
(A)
Honorary award to a civilian employee of the Arkansas National Guard in recognition of his or her noteworthy accomplishments, including without limitation the:
(i)
"Arkansas Distinguished Civilian Service Medal";
(ii)
"Arkansas Meritorious Civilian Service Medal";
(iii)
"Arkansas Civilian Service Commendation Medal"; and
(iv)
"Arkansas Civilian Service Achievement Medal"; and
(B)
Award for public service to a person or organization who is not employed by the Arkansas National Guard, including without limitation the:
(i)
"Arkansas Distinguished Public Service Medal";
(ii)
"Arkansas Meritorious Public Service Medal"; or
(iii)
"Arkansas Public Service Commendation Medal".
(3)
The Department of the Military may promulgate necessary rules to establish the criteria under which a medal, ribbon, or decoration may be awarded.
(b)
Whenever it shall appear to the satisfaction of the Adjutant General that any service medal duly issued by the State of Arkansas, in accordance with the military rules, to a member of the organized militia, has been lost or stolen, he or she may, in his or her discretion, and upon such terms as he or she may impose upon written application of the person originally entitled to such medal, issue a duplicate thereof.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 183,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 925, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 924, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5532, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1969, No. 50, §§ 201, 202; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 11-1103, 11-1104; Acts 1991, No. 550, § 1; 2007, No. 47, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 4 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-60-101 — 12-64-852) › Chapter 61 - MILITARY FORCES (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-306) › Subchapter 1 - STATE MILITIA GENERALLY (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-128) › Section 12-61-122 - National Guard associations

(a)
The officers or noncommissioned officers or members of any unit or units of the organized militia may organize themselves into an association or associations.
(b)
The association or associations may adopt bylaws not inconsistent with the statutes of the state and alter and amend the bylaws and may take and hold such real and personal property as may be necessary for the purposes of the association.
Acts 1969, No. 50, § 203; A.S.A. 1947, § 11-1105.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 4 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-60-101 — 12-64-852) › Chapter 61 - MILITARY FORCES (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-306) › Subchapter 1 - STATE MILITIA GENERALLY (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-128) › Section 12-61-123 - Bureau of War Records

(a)
The Adjutant General may, at his or her discretion and with such funds as may be appropriated by the General Assembly, establish a Bureau of War Records.
(b)
The bureau shall function in close connection with the Arkansas State Archives and shall gather items of military history of the Arkansas Militia for exhibition.
(c)
The Adjutant General may adopt such reasonable and necessary rules as may be necessary to accomplish this purpose.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 926, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 3,§ 96, eff. 7/1/2016.
Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 2,§ 96, eff. 7/1/2016.
Acts 1969, No. 50, § 11; A.S.A. 1947, § 11-111.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 4 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-60-101 — 12-64-852) › Chapter 61 - MILITARY FORCES (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-306) › Subchapter 1 - STATE MILITIA GENERALLY (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-128) › Section 12-61-124 - National Guard Youth Challenge Program

(a)
The Adjutant General may, at his or her discretion and with such funds as may be appropriated by the General Assembly, or with such funds as may be provided by the United States, develop and implement a National Guard Youth Challenge Program for the purpose of providing training, education, health, welfare, rehabilitative, and other services to juveniles.
(b)
The Adjutant General is authorized to enter into agreements, contracts, and memoranda of understanding with other state, federal, and local agencies, other persons, firms, and corporations for the purposes of providing training, education, health, welfare, rehabilitative, and other services to juveniles participating in the program.
(c)
The Adjutant General may promulgate and issue such rules and other guidelines as may be necessary and proper to carry out the purposes and provisions of this section.
(d)
[Repealed.]
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 927, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5533, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1993, No. 375, § 1; 1995, No. 639, §§ 18, 19; 1997, No. 1201, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 4 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-60-101 — 12-64-852) › Chapter 61 - MILITARY FORCES (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-306) › Subchapter 1 - STATE MILITIA GENERALLY (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-128) › Section 12-61-125 - National Guard Youth Challenge Program - Stipend

(a)
Juvenile participants in the Arkansas National Guard Youth Challenge Program at Camp Joseph T. Robinson receiving services from the Arkansas National Guard are authorized to receive a monetary stipend, not to exceed fifteen dollars ($15.00) per week to defray personal hygiene and other personal necessities, and a monetary stipend not to exceed two thousand two hundred dollars ($2,200) upon graduation from the program to defray costs for additional job training or education.
(b)
Juvenile participants are authorized to receive uniforms and clothing items as determined by the staff to be appropriate for effective participation in outdoor activities.
Acts 1995, No. 639, § 17; 1997, No. 821, § 21.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 4 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-60-101 — 12-64-852) › Chapter 61 - MILITARY FORCES (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-306) › Subchapter 1 - STATE MILITIA GENERALLY (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-128) › Section 12-61-126 - National Guard Youth Challenge Program - Transportation

Transportation to support Arkansas National Guard Youth Challenge Program activities for juvenile participants and staff may be provided by commercial lease or purchase of motor vehicles not to exceed six (6) vehicles.
Acts 1995, No. 639 § 20; 1997, No. 821, § 24.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 4 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-60-101 — 12-64-852) › Chapter 61 - MILITARY FORCES (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-306) › Subchapter 1 - STATE MILITIA GENERALLY (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-128) › Section 12-61-127 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5534, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1995, No. 639, § 18; 1997, No. 821, § 22.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 4 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-60-101 — 12-64-852) › Chapter 61 - MILITARY FORCES (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-306) › Subchapter 1 - STATE MILITIA GENERALLY (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-128) › Section 12-61-128 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5535, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1995, No. 639, § 19; 1997, No. 821, § 23.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 4 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-60-101 — 12-64-852) › Chapter 61 - MILITARY FORCES (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-306) › Subchapter 2 - NATIONAL GUARD GENERALLY (§§ 12-61-201 — 12-61-207) › Section 12-61-201 - Commanding general of the organized militia

(a)
The organized militia shall be commanded by a general officer who shall be federally recognized or qualified for federal recognition in a rank not higher than lieutenant general.
(b)
He or she shall be responsible for the military efficiency of the Arkansas organized militia.
Acts 1969, No. 50, § 21; A.S.A. 1947, § 11-201; Acts 2007, No. 47, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 4 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-60-101 — 12-64-852) › Chapter 61 - MILITARY FORCES (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-306) › Subchapter 2 - NATIONAL GUARD GENERALLY (§§ 12-61-201 — 12-61-207) › Section 12-61-202 - Army National Guard

The land force of the organized militia shall be the Army National Guard as contemplated under the laws of the United States and shall comprise the army units which are a part of the Arkansas National Guard on February 12, 1969, and such other army units as may be allocated, accepted, and organized thereafter, including the personnel who are enlisted, appointed, or commissioned therein, provided that all persons who are members of the Army National Guard shall be federally recognized as such.
Acts 1969, No. 50, § 22; A.S.A. 1947, § 11-202.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 4 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-60-101 — 12-64-852) › Chapter 61 - MILITARY FORCES (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-306) › Subchapter 2 - NATIONAL GUARD GENERALLY (§§ 12-61-201 — 12-61-207) › Section 12-61-203 - Air National Guard

The air force of the organized militia shall be the Air National Guard as contemplated under the laws of the United States and shall comprise the air units which are a part of the Arkansas National Guard on February 12, 1969, and such other air units as may be allocated, accepted, and organized thereafter, including the personnel who are enlisted, appointed, or commissioned therein, provided that all persons who are members of the Air National Guard shall be federally recognized as such. The aviation units of the Army National Guard shall not be considered air units within the meaning of this code.
Acts 1969, No. 50, § 23; A.S.A. 1947, § 11-203.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 4 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-60-101 — 12-64-852) › Chapter 61 - MILITARY FORCES (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-306) › Subchapter 2 - NATIONAL GUARD GENERALLY (§§ 12-61-201 — 12-61-207) › Section 12-61-204 - Inactive National Guard

The inactive National Guard shall consist of the persons commissioned, appointed, or enlisted therein on February 12, 1969, such officers and enlisted persons as may be thereafter transferred thereto from the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard, and such persons as may be commissioned or enlisted therein under the laws of the United States and the regulations thereunder.
Acts 1969, No. 50, § 28; 1985, No. 670, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 11-208.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 4 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-60-101 — 12-64-852) › Chapter 61 - MILITARY FORCES (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-306) › Subchapter 2 - NATIONAL GUARD GENERALLY (§§ 12-61-201 — 12-61-207) › Section 12-61-205 - Discipline, organization, and training

(a)
The system of discipline and training of the National Guard shall conform generally to that of the United States Armed Forces as it is now or may hereafter be prescribed by the President of the United States and conform to the provisions of the laws of the United States, except as otherwise provided in this code or by the rules issued by the Governor.
(b)
The forces of the Army National Guard and Air National Guard shall be organized, equipped, armed, disciplined, governed, administered, and trained as prescribed by the laws of the United States and by this code and the regulations and rules issued thereunder.
(c)
Pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, the Governor is authorized to organize, reorganize, or disband any unit, headquarters, or staff therein, to increase or decrease the number of commissioned officers, warrant officers and noncommissioned officers of any grade therein, and to increase or decrease the strength of the organized militia. However, no organization of the Army National Guard and Air National Guard, the members of which shall be entitled to and shall have received compensation under the provisions of the National Defense Act of 1916, as amended, shall be disbanded without the consent of the President of the United States, nor without such consent shall the commissioned or enlisted strength of any organization be reduced below the minimum that shall be prescribed therefor by the President of the United States.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 928, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1969, No. 50, §§ 24, 39; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 11-204, 11-407.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 4 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-60-101 — 12-64-852) › Chapter 61 - MILITARY FORCES (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-306) › Subchapter 2 - NATIONAL GUARD GENERALLY (§§ 12-61-201 — 12-61-207) › Section 12-61-206 - Assemblies, annual training, and other duties

(a)
Members and units of the National Guard shall assemble for drill or other equivalent training, instruction, or duties during each year and shall participate in field training, encampments, maneuvers, schools, conferences, or other similar duties each year as may be prescribed by the laws of the United States and of the state and the regulations and rules issued thereunder. However, no assembly of any such unit of the organized militia shall be ordered in time of peace for any day during which a general election shall be held, except in case of riot, invasion, or insurrection or imminent danger thereof.
(b)
Within the amount appropriated therefor, the Adjutant General may prescribe and order the number of days, if any, for assemblies or drills or other equivalent training, instruction, or duties to be performed annually by members of the National Guard for which they may receive pay and allowances.
(c)
Within the amount appropriated therefor, the Adjutant General may prescribe and order the number of days, if any, of field training, encampments, maneuvers, schools, conferences, or other similar duties to be performed by members of the National Guard for which they may receive pay and allowances.
(d)
Members of the National Guard may be ordered by the Governor or under his or her authority to perform special duty, including duty in a judicial proceeding or course of justice conducted pursuant to §
12-64-101
et seq., or as a member of or in any other capacity with any military board or as an investigating officer or as a medical examiner or as a judge advocate in the performance of legal services in any suit, action, or proceeding pertaining to the military.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 929, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1969, No. 50, § 25; A.S.A. 1947, § 11-205.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 4 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-60-101 — 12-64-852) › Chapter 61 - MILITARY FORCES (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-306) › Subchapter 2 - NATIONAL GUARD GENERALLY (§§ 12-61-201 — 12-61-207) › Section 12-61-207 - Female members

The Governor may appoint, commission, and enlist female citizens of the state into the National Guard where the laws and regulations of the United States permit. While so serving, they will have the same status as male members of the military forces.
Acts 1969, No. 50, § 26; A.S.A. 1947, § 11-206.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 4 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-60-101 — 12-64-852) › Chapter 61 - MILITARY FORCES (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-306) › Subchapter 3 - STATE DEFENSE FORCE (§§ 12-61-301 — 12-61-306) › Section 12-61-301 - Authority for calling

The Arkansas State Defense Force may be called to active duty at the discretion of the Governor, when any part of the Arkansas National Guard shall have been called or ordered into federal service, or in any other emergency when the Governor shall deem it necessary to supplement the Arkansas National Guard.
Acts 1969, No. 50, § 40; 1985, No. 670, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 11-501; Acts 1989, No. 283, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 4 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-60-101 — 12-64-852) › Chapter 61 - MILITARY FORCES (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-306) › Subchapter 3 - STATE DEFENSE FORCE (§§ 12-61-301 — 12-61-306) › Section 12-61-302 - Organization and government

(a)
The Arkansas State Defense Force shall be organized and governed by the terms of this code and by such rules as may be promulgated from time to time.
(b)
Except when otherwise provided, all provisions of this code and rules in respect to the Arkansas National Guard shall apply to the Arkansas State Defense Force.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 930, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1969, No. 50, § 41; A.S.A. 1947, § 11-502.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 4 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-60-101 — 12-64-852) › Chapter 61 - MILITARY FORCES (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-306) › Subchapter 3 - STATE DEFENSE FORCE (§§ 12-61-301 — 12-61-306) › Section 12-61-303 - Duties, privileges, etc

All duties imposed and all provisions relating to the privileges, immunities, and prohibitions of the Arkansas National Guard shall likewise apply to the Arkansas State Defense Force.
Acts 1969, No. 50, § 42; A.S.A. 1947, § 11-503.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 4 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-60-101 — 12-64-852) › Chapter 61 - MILITARY FORCES (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-306) › Subchapter 3 - STATE DEFENSE FORCE (§§ 12-61-301 — 12-61-306) › Section 12-61-304 - Commander

When organized for active state duty, the Arkansas State Defense Force shall be commanded by any general officer holding an Arkansas state commission, in a rank not above brigadier general, who shall be appointed by the Governor.
Acts 1969, No. 50, § 43; 1985, No. 670, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 11-504; Acts 1989, No. 283, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 4 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-60-101 — 12-64-852) › Chapter 61 - MILITARY FORCES (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-306) › Subchapter 3 - STATE DEFENSE FORCE (§§ 12-61-301 — 12-61-306) › Section 12-61-305 - Assignments

All officers and enlisted personnel of the organized militia not otherwise assigned may be assigned to the Arkansas State Defense Force for such time and in such manner as prescribed by rules promulgated by the Governor as he or she deems necessary.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 931, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1969, No. 50, § 44; 1985, No. 670, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 11-505.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 4 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-60-101 — 12-64-852) › Chapter 61 - MILITARY FORCES (§§ 12-61-101 — 12-61-306) › Subchapter 3 - STATE DEFENSE FORCE (§§ 12-61-301 — 12-61-306) › Section 12-61-306 - Discharge and release

Upon the release of officers and enlisted personnel from the Arkansas State Defense Force, they shall resume the status held by them prior to their activation.
Acts 1969, No. 50, § 45; 1985, No. 670, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 11-506; Acts 1989, No. 283, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 4 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-60-101 — 12-64-852) › Chapter 62 - MILITARY PERSONNEL (§§ 12-62-101 — 12-62-808) › Subchapter 1 - OFFICERS (§§ 12-62-101 — 12-62-104) › Section 12-62-101 - Appointment

(a)
All commissioned officers of the National Guard shall be appointed and promoted by the Governor upon recommendation of the Adjutant General and must be citizens of the United States eighteen (18) years of age or older.
(b)
General officers above the grade of brigadier general shall be appointed and promoted by the Governor with the consent of the Senate.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 794,§ 15, eff. 4/12/2023.
Acts 1969, No. 50, § 29; A.S.A. 1947, § 11-301.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 4 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-60-101 — 12-64-852) › Chapter 62 - MILITARY PERSONNEL (§§ 12-62-101 — 12-62-808) › Subchapter 1 - OFFICERS (§§ 12-62-101 — 12-62-104) › Section 12-62-102 - Prerequisites to appointment - Disqualifications

(a)
No person shall be appointed or promoted as a commissioned officer in the National Guard unless he or she shall have passed such examination as to his or her physical, moral, and professional qualifications as may be prescribed by the United States and by this code and the regulations and rules issued thereunder.
(b)
No person shall be recognized as a commissioned officer of the National Guard and no appointment as such shall become effective until he or she shall have taken and subscribed an oath of office.
(c)
Any person who has been dismissed or dishonorably discharged from the National Guard of this or any other state or from the United States Armed Forces and has not been restored to duty or any commissioned officer who was discharged from the National Guard as a result of the findings of an efficiency examining board or whose resignation from the National Guard was accepted by the Governor at a time when such officer was under arrest or under charges for the commission of an offense punishable by a court-martial shall not be eligible for appointment as a commissioned officer in any force of the National Guard.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 932, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1969, No. 50, § 30; A.S.A. 1947, § 11-302.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 4 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-60-101 — 12-64-852) › Chapter 62 - MILITARY PERSONNEL (§§ 12-62-101 — 12-62-808) › Subchapter 1 - OFFICERS (§§ 12-62-101 — 12-62-104) › Section 12-62-103 - Assignment and transfer

Commissioned officers and warrant officers may be assigned, reassigned, transferred, or detailed to and from units within the National Guard as prescribed by the laws of the United States and this code and the regulations and rules issued thereunder.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 933, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1969, No. 50, § 32; A.S.A. 1947, § 11-304.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 4 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-60-101 — 12-64-852) › Chapter 62 - MILITARY PERSONNEL (§§ 12-62-101 — 12-62-808) › Subchapter 1 - OFFICERS (§§ 12-62-101 — 12-62-104) › Section 12-62-104 - Removal - Definition

(a)
The Adjutant General of the State of Arkansas shall have the power to remove an officer from the ranks of the Arkansas National Guard if the officer:
(1)
Is refused federal recognition in the grade and branch to which he or she has applied;
(2)
Has had federal recognition withdrawn in the grade and branch in which he or she was formerly recognized; or
(3)
Has had state recognition withdrawn in the grade and branch in which he or she was formerly recognized.
(b)
The Adjutant General shall adopt reasonable and necessary rules to accomplish this purpose, including without limitation a rule outlining the process required to have an officer's state recognition withdrawn as provided under subdivision (a)(3) of this section that is similar to the process for the withdrawal of federal recognition under
32 U.S.C. § 323
, as it existed on January 1, 2019.
(c)
As used in this section, "state recognition withdrawn" means the demotion of an officer of the Arkansas National Guard when it is determined that he or she is not qualified to be an officer in his or her current grade and branch based on a finding by a board of selection officers that the officer is:
(1)
Substandard in the performance of his or her duty or in conduct;
(2)
Deficient in character;
(3)
Below medical standards for retention; or
(4)
Unsuited for military service.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 934, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 148,§ 1, eff. 2/14/2019.
Acts 1989, No. 666, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 4 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-60-101 — 12-64-852) › Chapter 62 - MILITARY PERSONNEL (§§ 12-62-101 — 12-62-808) › Subchapter 2 - ENLISTED PERSONNEL (§§ 12-62-201 — 12-62-205) › Section 12-62-201 - Qualifications

The qualifications for enlistment and reenlistment, the periods of enlistment, reenlistment, and voluntary extension of enlistment, the period of service, the form of oath to be taken, and the manner and form of transfer and discharge of enlisted personnel of the National Guard shall be those prescribed by the laws and regulations of the United States relating to the National Guard now or hereafter enacted.
Acts 1969, No. 50, § 33; A.S.A. 1947, § 11-401.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 4 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-60-101 — 12-64-852) › Chapter 62 - MILITARY PERSONNEL (§§ 12-62-101 — 12-62-808) › Subchapter 2 - ENLISTED PERSONNEL (§§ 12-62-201 — 12-62-205) › Section 12-62-202 - Extension of enlistments

The Governor is authorized to extend the period of any enlistment, reenlistment, voluntary extension of enlistment and the period of service of enlisted personnel of the National Guard for a period not to exceed six (6) months after the termination of an emergency declared by him or her, the General Assembly, or Congress.
Acts 1969, No. 50, § 34; A.S.A. 1947, § 11-402.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 4 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-60-101 — 12-64-852) › Chapter 62 - MILITARY PERSONNEL (§§ 12-62-101 — 12-62-808) › Subchapter 2 - ENLISTED PERSONNEL (§§ 12-62-201 — 12-62-205) › Section 12-62-203 - Discharges

An enlisted person discharged from service shall receive a discharge in writing in such form as may be prescribed by the Governor.
Acts 1969, No. 50, § 37; 1985, No. 670, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 11-405.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 4 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-60-101 — 12-64-852) › Chapter 62 - MILITARY PERSONNEL (§§ 12-62-101 — 12-62-808) › Subchapter 2 - ENLISTED PERSONNEL (§§ 12-62-201 — 12-62-205) › Section 12-62-204 - Dropping from the rolls

An enlisted person of the National Guard may be dropped from the rolls under such regulations as the Governor may prescribe.
Acts 1969, No. 50, § 35; 1985, No. 670, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 11-403.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 4 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-60-101 — 12-64-852) › Chapter 62 - MILITARY PERSONNEL (§§ 12-62-101 — 12-62-808) › Subchapter 2 - ENLISTED PERSONNEL (§§ 12-62-201 — 12-62-205) › Section 12-62-205 - Restoration to duty

An enlisted person dropped as a deserter may be restored to duty by the Governor and will thereafter serve for such period added to the time served prior to desertion as will amount to the full term for which that person enlisted.
Acts 1969, No. 50, § 36; 1985, No. 670, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 11-404.