Ch. 5                                        2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(B) RETURN TO SERVICE IN MILITIA.

(1)      A MEMBER CONTINUES TO SERVE IN THE ORGANIZED MILITIA ON:

(I)      THE TERMINATION OF ANY EMERGENCY FOR WHICH MEMBERS
OF THE ORGANIZED MILITIA HAVE BEEN ORDERED INTO THE ACTIVE MILITARY
SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES; AND

(II)     BEING RELIEVED FROM THE ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE OF
THE UNITED STATES.

(2)      (I) AN OFFICER CONTINUES TO SERVE IN THE ORGANIZED MILITIA
AS IF THE OFFICER'S SERVICE WAS UNINTERRUPTED.

(II) AN ENLISTED INDIVIDUAL CONTINUES TO SERVE IN THE
ORGANIZED MILITIA UNTIL THE DATES WHEN THE INDIVIDUAL'S ENLISTMENT,
ENTERED INTO BEFORE THE INDIVIDUAL'S ORDER TO ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE OF
THE UNITED STATES, WOULD HAVE EXPIRED IF UNINTERRUPTED.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 65, § 41.

In subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the former references to "any
part" of the organized militia are deleted as implicit in the reference to "the
organized militia".

In subsection (b)(1)(i) and (2)(ii) of this section, references to the "military
service of the United States" are substituted for the former references to
"federal service" to conform to the terminology used throughout this
subtitle.

13-707. LEAVES OF ABSENCE FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES WHO ARE MEMBERS OF
MILITIA.

(A)     INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING.

AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE STATE, A COUNTY, OR OTHER POLITICAL
SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE WHO IS A MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZED MILITIA IS
ENTITLED TO A LEAVE OF ABSENCE FROM DUTIES, WITHOUT LOSS OF PAY, TIME, OR
EFFICIENCY RATING:

(1)      ON EACH DAY ENGAGED IN FIELD OR COAST DEFENSE OR OTHER
TRAINING ORDERED OR AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS TITLE; OR

(2)      UNDER ANY LAW OF THE UNITED STATES WHILE ON INACTIVE DUTY
TRAINING, NOT TO EXCEED 15 DAYS ANNUALLY.

(B)     STATE ACTIVE DUTY.

IN ADDITION TO THE 15-DAY PERIOD SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS
SECTION, A MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZED MILITIA WHO IS ORDERED TO STATE
ACTIVE DUTY UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE GOVERNOR IS ENTITLED TO LEAVE OF

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