West Virginia State Guard Act

The State Guard Act authorizes a state to organize, maintain, and regulate its own military force, distinct from the National Guard, to serve under state authority. It sets out how the force is composed and organized, the terms of enlistment and the oaths required of officers and enlisted members, grounds for disqualification, pay and allowances, uniforms and equipment, and the use of armories and other facilities. It also governs the force's deployment — including service beyond the state's borders and the conditions surrounding federal service — subjects members to a state military justice code, extends certain privileges such as freedom from arrest and exemption from jury duty, restricts private armed groups and the unauthorized wearing of the uniform, and provides for the force's termination.

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