§ 44-25 Organization; composition of units.
§ 44-26 Location of units and headquarters.
§ 44-27 Appointment and promotion of officers.
§ 44-28 Qualifications of commanding or staff officers.
§ 44-29 Qualifications of National Guard officers.
§ 44-30 Tests as to fitness for officers; examining board.
§ 44-31 Relative rank of officers.
§ 44-32 Oath of National Guard officers.
§ 44-32.1 Administration of oaths of office and enlistment.
§ 44-33 Elimination and disposition of officers.
§ 44-34 Repealed.
§ 44-35 Enlistments in National Guard.
§ 44-36 Enlistment contract and oath.
§ 44-37 Discharge of enlisted persons.
§ 44-38 Membership continued in National Guard after termination of federal service.
§ 44-39 Uniforms, arms and equipment.
§ 44-39.1 Possession of handguns by members at National Guard facilities.
§ 44-40 Discipline and training.
§ 44-40.01 Nonjudicial disciplinary proceedings.
§ 44-40.1 Persons subject to the Virginia military laws.
§ 44-40.2 Administration of oaths and taking of sworn statements by commissioned officers.
§ 44-41 Armory drills, inactive training, annual active duty training, etc.
§ 44-41.1 Failure to report; etc.
§ 44-41.2 Sharing of information with Virginia Employment Commission upon separation.
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Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 44 > Chapter 1 > Article 3 - National Guard in General.

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • in writing: include any representation of words, letters, symbols, numbers, or figures, whether (i) printed or inscribed on a tangible medium or (ii) stored in an electronic or other medium and retrievable in a perceivable form and whether an electronic signature authorized by Virginia Code 1-257
  • military service: as used in this title , shall include the activities of the members of the Virginia Defense Force while in training duty and state active duty status. See Virginia Code 44-54.4
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Oath: includes affirmation. See Virginia Code 1-228
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245
  • sworn: means "affirm" or "affirmed. See Virginia Code 1-250
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • United States: includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-255