Title MVC — California Mil. & Vet. Code

(a) Members of the militia of the state shall not be discriminated against in enlistments, promotions, or commissions on any basis listed in subdivision (a) of Section 12940 of the Government Code, as those bases are defined in Sections 12926 and 12926.1 of the Government Code, e…

The Governor of the State, by virtue of his office, is the Commander in Chief of the Militia of the State. (Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 389.)

The staff of the Governor consists of The Adjutant General and such aides as the Governor designates from the personnel of the National Guard and Naval Militia to serve during his incumbency. Such staff may also include the following personal aides-de-camp: five aides-de-camp who…

The state active duty force consists of service members in active state military service when ordered by the Governor in accordance with this code.

(a) The Governor may order the active militia or any portion of it to perform military duty of every description, including necessary administrative duties, and to participate in small arms gunnery competitions in this state or in any other state or territory or the District of C…

Whenever the Governor is satisfied that rebellion, insurrection, tumult, or riot exists in any part of the state, that the execution of civil or criminal process has been forcibly resisted by bodies of persons, that any conspiracy or combination exists to resist by force the exec…

The Governor may at any time revoke a proclamation of insurrection or declare that it shall terminate at a time or in the manner that the Governor directs.

A person who, after publication of the proclamation authorized by Section 143, joins, participates or takes any part in a rebellion, insurrection, tumult or riot, or who is party to any conspiracy or combination to resist by force the execution of the laws or who resists or aids …

The Governor may call into active service any portion of the active militia as may be necessary, and if the number available be insufficient, the Governor may call into active service any portion of the unorganized militia as may be necessary, in any of the following events: (a) …

In case of insurrection, invasion, war, rebellion, tumult, riot, breach of the peace, public calamity or catastrophe, or imminent danger thereof, or in the event of emergency in which all or any part of the militia is actively engaged in service upon order of the Governor, the Go…

The Governor shall direct the Adjutant General to make rules and regulations in conformity with this code which shall conform as nearly as practicable to those governing the United States Army, United States Air Force, and United States Navy. The rules and regulations shall have …

The Adjutant General is chief of staff to the Governor, subordinate only to the Governor and is the commander of all state military forces.

Any statute of this state referring to the Commanding General of the State Military Forces is deemed to refer to the Adjutant General.

Within the Military Department, the office of the Adjutant General consists of one officer of the rank of lieutenant general who is the Adjutant General, one officer of the rank of major general who is the Deputy Adjutant General, one officer who may be of the rank of brigadier g…

The Governor, as Commander in Chief, shall appoint the Adjutant General, who shall be on state active duty, in the grade of lieutenant general, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and that person shall hold office at the pleasure of the Governor, or until their successor i…

The Adjutant General shall perform such duties as are prescribed in this code and such additional duties consistent with the regulations and customs of the United States Army, United States Air Force, and the United States Navy as may be prescribed by the Governor. He shall issue…

All records of any special proceedings of any board of inquiry convened by the commanding general of the state military forces to investigate the causes of any accidents involving National Guard aircraft, the purpose of which investigation is prevention of future accidents, shall…

This chapter may be cited as the Sabotage Prevention Act of 1950.

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions and general provisions set forth in this article govern the construction of this chapter.

“Highway” includes any private or public street, way, or other place used for travel to or from property.

“Highway commissioners” means any board or other body having authority to restrict or close any highway to public use and travel.

“Public utility” includes any pipeline, gas, electric, heat, water, sewer, telephone, telegraph, radio, television, railway, railroad, airplane, transportation, communication, or other system, by whomsoever owned or operated for public use.

“War” means any of the following: (a) Whenever Congress has declared war, and peace has not been formally restored. (b) Whenever the United States is engaged in active military operations against any foreign power, whether or not war has been formally declared. (c) Whenever the U…

“Defense preparation” means any of the following: (a) The manufacture, transportation, or storage of any product to be used in the preparation of the United States or any of the states for defense or for war or in the prosecution of war by the United States or in the rendering of…

If conduct prohibited by this chapter is also made unlawful by another law, the offender may be convicted for the violation of this chapter or of the other law.

This chapter shall not be construed: (a) To impair, curtail, or destroy the right of employees and their representatives to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in con…

Subject to the approval of the Department of Finance, the Adjutant General shall appoint and fix the salaries of all clerical, expert, and technical assistants necessary for the proper conduct of his office. In general, the Office of the Adjutant General shall be organized accord…

The Adjutant General shall receive the same pay and benefits pursuant to Section 320 as a lieutenant general in the Army of the United States and shall be paid in the same manner and at the same time as other service members on state active duty.

If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisi…

Any individual, partnership, association, corporation, municipal corporation, or the State or any of its political subdivisions engaged in, or preparing to engage in, defense preparation, whose property, except where it fronts on water or where there are entrances for railway car…

Any person who without permission of the owner wilfully enters upon any premises posted pursuant to Section 1650 is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Any peace officer or any person employed as a security guard or in a supervisory capacity on premises posted pursuant to Section 1650 may stop any person found on the premises and may detain that person for the purpose of demanding their name, address, and the reason for the pers…

Any individual, partnership, association, corporation, municipal corporation, or the State or any of its political subdivisions engaged in or preparing to engage in defense preparation, who has property so used which he believes will be endangered if public use and travel is not …

Upon receipt of a petition, the highway commissioners shall set a day for hearing and give notice thereof by publication pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code in the city or county in which such property is located. Notice shall be given at least seven days prior to the…

If after hearing the highway commissioners determine that the public safety and the safety of the property of the petitioner require that public use and travel upon any abutting highway be closed or restricted within 150 feet or less of the property, they shall issue such an orde…

Appropriate notices in letters at least three inches high shall be posted conspicuously at each end of any highway so closed or restricted by such order.

The highway commissioners may at any time revoke or modify any order so made.

The highway commissioners may issue written permits to travel over the highways so closed or restricted to responsible and reputable persons for such term, under such conditions, and in such form as the commissioners prescribe.

Any person who violates any order made under Section 1655 is guilty of a misdemeanor.

In the event of the absence of the Adjutant General or of their inability to perform their duties, the Deputy Adjutant General or other officer designated by the Adjutant General shall perform the duties of the Adjutant General. If those officers are absent or unable to perform t…

Any person who intentionally and maliciously destroys, impairs, injures, interferes, or tampers with real or personal property with reasonable grounds to believe that such act will hinder, delay, or interfere with the preparation of the United States or of any of the states for d…

Any person who intentionally and maliciously makes or causes to be made or intentionally and maliciously omits to note on inspection any defect in any article or thing with reasonable grounds to believe that such article or thing is intended to be used in connection with the prep…

Any person who is guilty of violating Section 1670 or 1671 is punishable as follows: (a) If the act or failure to act causes the death of any person, a person violating this section is punishable by death or imprisonment in the state prison for life without possibility of parole.…

Any person who attempts to commit any of the crimes defined by this chapter is punishable as provided in Section 664 of the Penal Code, except that attempts to commit crimes defined by Sections 1670 and 1671 are punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 11…

If two or more persons conspire to commit any crime defined by this chapter, each is guilty of conspiracy and subject to the same punishment as if he had committed the crime which he conspired to commit, whether or not any act be done in furtherance of the conspiracy. The fact th…

The duties of the officers of the Office of the Adjutant General shall be such as are prescribed by law and regulations and shall conform as closely as practicable to the duties prescribed by orders and regulations of the Department of Defense for like officers in the United Stat…

The Adjutant General shall attest commissions issued to military officers. (Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 389.)

The seal now used in the Office of the Adjutant General is the seal of that office and shall be delivered by the Adjutant General to their successor. All orders issued from the Office of the Adjutant General shall be authenticated with this seal. Any order or directive inadverten…

The Adjutant General shall keep a register of all the officers of the militia of the State and shall keep in his office all records and papers required to be kept and filed therein. (Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 389.)

The Adjutant General shall make a report to the Governor every fourth year, commencing in 1963, the report to include a statement of the moneys received and disbursed by the Adjutant General for military purposes, the number and condition of the active militia, and a history of t…