Missouri Laws 41.070 – Organized and unorganized militia
1. The militia of the state is divided into two classes, the organized militia and the unorganized militia.
2. The organized militia shall consist of the following:
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 41.070
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- United States: includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
(1) Such elements of the land and air forces of the National Guard of the United States as are allocated to the state by the President or the Secretary of Army or Air, and accepted by the state, hereinafter to be known as the National Guard and the Air National Guard;
(2) Such elements of the reserve naval forces of the United States as are allocated to the state by the President or the Secretary of the Navy, and accepted by the state, hereinafter called the naval militia; and
(3) The Missouri state defense force, when organized.
3. The unorganized militia shall consist of all persons liable to serve in the militia but not commissioned or enlisted in the organized militia.