2006 Utah Code - 39-1-12 — Adjutant general -- Appointment -- Term -- Duties.

     39-1-12.   Adjutant general -- Appointment -- Term -- Duties.
     (1) (a) There shall be one adjutant general appointed by the governor. The adjutant general is chief of staff and holds office for a term of six years, unless terminated by resignation, disability, or for cause as determined by a military court or court-martial.
     (b) The person appointed to the office shall be a citizen of Utah and meet the requirements provided in Title 32, United States Code. He shall be a federally recognized commissioned officer of the National Guard of the United States with no fewer than ten years commissioned service in the Utah National Guard. Active service in the armed forces of the United States may be included in this requirement, if the officer was a member of the Utah National Guard when he entered that service. An officer is no longer eligible to hold the office of adjutant general after becoming 64 years of age.
     (2) (a) He shall perform duties as are imposed by the laws of this state and the United States, and by the regulations of the Department of Defense of the United States. However, if any duties imposed by the statutes of this state at any later time conflict with those imposed by the laws of the United States, the duties imposed by the statutes of this state, as far as they conflict, are abrogated.
     (b) He shall keep rosters of all active, inactive, and retired officers and enlisted men of the National Guard and shall keep in his office all records, orders, regulations, and papers pertaining to the National Guard and the militia of this state. He shall, when he considers it necessary, at the expense of the state purchase or cause to be printed, and issue to members of the National Guard or other persons, copies of the military law, the various orders of the Department of Defense of the United States, and other literature he considers best for the interests of the service.
     (c) He shall cause to be prepared all blanks, books, forms, and reports necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. The blanks or forms shall be as identical as possible to those required by the Department of Defense of the United States for use by the regular army or National Guard.
     (d) He has, under the direction of the State Armory Board, supervision and charge of all the armories, warehouses, maintenance and repair shops, hangars, small-arms, artillery and aircraft ranges, campsites, concentration areas, lands, training facilities, and military reservations necessary to the military functions of this state. He is responsible for the protection and safety thereof and shall make rules for the maintenance of order, for the enforcement of rules as may be ordered for the operation and the repair, care, and preservation of the facilities and installations belonging to or leased by the state. He may make further improvement as the good of the service requires.
     (e) He shall oversee the operations of the Division of Veterans' Affairs created in Section 71-8-2.
     (f) He shall cause to be prepared all blanks, books, forms, notices, and reports to carry out the provisions of the military laws of this state. The blanks, books, forms, notices, and reports shall be as identical as possible to those required by the Department of Defense for use by the Armed Forces of the United States.
     (g) He shall make and transmit to the federal government the returns required by the laws of the United States and submit to the governor a certified copy. He shall superintend the preparation of all returns and reports required by the United States from Utah on military matters.
     (h) He shall act as agent for all active, inactive, or retired members of the National Guard

having claims against the United States for pensions, bounty, back pay, or disability arising from any war, federal service, or training. He shall handle the claims without charge.
     (i) He shall, on or before January 1 next preceding the general session of the Legislature, make a full and detailed report to the governor of all transactions of his office, including related expenses, for the preceding year and shall report at other times and on other matters as the governor requires or as he considers advisable.

Amended by Chapter 134, 2000 General Session