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2015 Code of Virginia
Title 44 - Military and Emergency Laws
§ 44-8. Governor as Commander in Chief
VA Code § 44-8 (2015) What's This?
The Governor shall be Commander in Chief of the armed forces of the Commonwealth, and shall have power to employ such forces to repel invasion, suppress insurrection, and enforce the execution of the laws.
1930, p. 950; Michie Code 1942, § 2673(8); R. P. 1948, § 44-8; 1958, c. 393; 1964, c. 227.
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