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Title 39A - National Guard and Militia Act
Chapter 4 - Utah State Defense Force
Section 102 - Governor authorized to organize Utah State Defense Force.
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UT Code § 39A-4-102 (2025)
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Effective 5/4/2022
39A-4-102. Governor authorized to organize Utah State Defense Force.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 373, 2022 General Session
39A-4-102. Governor authorized to organize Utah State Defense Force.
- (1) The governor, by virtue of the governor's office, may organize and maintain the Utah State Defense Force.
- (2) The Defense Force may be composed of officers commissioned or assigned, and able-bodied citizens of the state who volunteer for service, supplemented if necessary by individuals enrolled by draft or otherwise as provided by law.
- (3) The Defense Force shall be additional to and distinct from the National Guard.
- (4) The Defense Force may have prescribed uniforms.
- (5) If ordered to active service by the governor, the Defense Force shall be under the command of the adjutant general.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 373, 2022 General Session
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