2021 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 44. Militia
§44-24. Adjutant General - Eligibility - Appointment.
A. The Adjutant General shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. B. To be eligible to hold the office of Adjutant General of this state, at the time of appointment the appointee:
1. Shall be a federally recognized officer of the Oklahoma National Guard and of the National Guard of the United States for no less than three (3) years;
2. Shall possess at least the rank of Colonel; and
3. If not already a general officer, shall be eligible for a Certificate of Eligibility pursuant to federal law and applicable regulations issued by the Chief of the National Guard Bureau.
C. If the Oklahoma National Guard is in active federal service and no persons having the qualifications required in subsection B of this section are available within the state, then the Governor may appoint, subject to the advice and consent of the Senate, any suitably qualified person who at any time in the preceding ten (10) years would have been qualified, as above, and who has served at least two (2) years in active federal service in the grade of Colonel or higher.
Added by Laws 1951, p. 115, art. 2, § 4, emerg. eff. May 16, 1951. Amended by Laws 1971, c. 290, § 1; Laws 2006, c. 254, § 1, eff. July 1, 2006; Laws 2021, c. 12, § 1, emerg. eff. April 13, 2021.
