The Governor is the commander in chief of the militia of the state, the organized portion of which is known as the South Dakota National Guard.
S.D. Codified Laws § 33-2-1
Governor as commander of militia--Organized portion as South Dakota National Guard
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Christiansen v. Major General Morrell (2025)
Most recently applied in Christiansen v. Major General Morrell (April 2025)
Source: PolC 1877, ch 30, § 3; SL 1887, ch 100, § 5; CL 1887, § 1921; SL 1893, ch 117, § 3; SL 1901, ch 176, § 2; RPolC 1903, § 2463; SL 1903, ch 185, § 1; SL 1913, ch 267, § 1;…
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