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Ch. 104
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2002 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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Article 65 - Militia
8.
(A) The Governor shall have the power in times of public crisis, disaster,
rioting, catastrophe, insurrection, invasion, tumult, breach of peace or upon
reasonable apprehension of the imminence thereof, or to enforce the laws of this
State, or to carry on any of the functions of the militia of this State, or any part
thereof, or whenever, by the law of the land, martial law may be declared, to order
into the active service of the State all or any part of the militia as he may deem proper
or necessary. Whenever the militia shall be in the active service each and every
member thereof so ordered to active State duty shall be vested, in enforcing the laws
of this State, with all the authority of peace or police officers for the duration of such
active State duty of such members, and their bailiwick shall extend throughout the
State. Active State service or active duty as referred to herein shall not include drill
periods or preparation therefor or equivalent training, or annual field training of the
militia while in its capacity as National Guard of the United States, unless the
Governor shall provide specifically to the contrary. Whenever the militia or any part
thereof shall be in the active service of the State, under the provisions of this section,
the ranking officer of the militia or such part thereof ordered into active State service,
or his subordinates on active State duty, shall cooperate with local law enforcement
authorities or, as the exigencies of the case may require, pursuant only to proper
order from the Governor, subordinate the local law enforcement authorities, including
the Department of State Police, to their direction and control and shall assume all the
powers vested in these subordinated law enforcement authorities. The provisions of
this section shall apply to the Maryland Defense Force as defined in the militia laws
of Maryland, whenever the Maryland Defense Force shall be in existence pursuant to
law.
(B) (1) ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO IS ORDERED INTO ACTIVE SERVICE FOR THE
MARYLAND NATIONAL GUARD IN RESPONSE TO THE FOREIGN TERRORIST ATTACKS
IN THE UNITED STATES ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, SHALL RECEIVE A SERVICE BAR IN
RECOGNITION OF THIS SERVICE.
(2) THE SERVICE BAR SHALL DEPICT THE STATE FLAG AND "9-11".
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect October 1, 2002.
Approved April 25, 2002.
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CHAPTER 104
(House Bill 430)
AN ACT concerning
Militia - Honor Guard - Compensation
FOR the purpose of altering the compensation for the members of the Maryland
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