Title 27 — Title 27: Armed Forces and Veterans

Sec. 27-1. Persons subject to military duty. All male citizens and all male residents of the state who have declared their intention to become citizens of the United States, between the ages of eighteen and forty-five years, not exempt by law, shall be subject to military duty an…

Sec. 27-10. Active service of the Connecticut State Guard: Officers. The Governor shall order the Connecticut State Guard into active service whenever he deems it necessary for the interests of the state and shall prescribe the number of officers and enlisted personnel required f…

Sec. 27-100a. Military Relief Fund. Regulations. Annual report. (a) As used in this section, (1) “department” means the Military Department, (2) “fund” means the Military Relief Fund established in accordance with this section, (3) “eligible member of the armed forces” and “eligi…

Sec. 27-100b. Volunteer service program. Report. (a) As used in this section, (1) “member” means a member of the armed forces, as defined in section 27-103, including the Connecticut National Guard, who is a resident of this state, (2) “department” means the Military Department, …

Sec. 27-100c. Contact list for service members and veterans. (a) As used in this section, (1) “department” means the Department of Veterans Affairs, (2) “service member” means a member of the armed forces, as defined in subsection (a) of section 27-103, including the Connecticut …

Sec. 27-100d. Toll-free telephone number for referrals for benefits and services. The Department of Veterans Affairs shall provide a toll-free telephone number for use as a clearinghouse by active members of the armed forces in this state, including the National Guard, and their …

Sec. 27-100e. Therapy support groups. The Military Department, through its family program, shall publicize to all members of the armed forces, as defined in subsection (a) of section 27-103, including the Connecticut National Guard, and their families the availability throughout …

Sec. 27-100f. Internet informational page listing benefits, services or programs. Internet publication of content dedicated to matters of concern for women veterans. List of qualified veterans' charitable organizations. (a)(1) On or before July 1, 2012, the Department of Veterans…

Sec. 27-100g. Connecticut women veterans' program. The Department of Veterans Affairs shall establish, within available resources, a Connecticut women veterans' program to (1) conduct outreach to women veterans for the purpose of improving awareness of eligibility for federal and…

Sec. 27-11. Inactive service. Discharge. Whenever it appears to the Governor that the public interest no longer requires the active service of the Connecticut State Guard or any portion thereof, he shall forthwith order so many of said troops as he believes may safely be dispense…

Sec. 27-12. Strength of military forces. A minimum strength of enlisted personnel in the National Guard, naval militia and organized militia combined to the number of two thousand five hundred shall be maintained. (1949 Rev., S. 1244; P.A. 74-321, S. 4.) History: P.A. 74-321 subs…

Sec. 27-13. Recognition and regulation of units of unorganized militia. To the extent permitted by the Constitution of the United States, the Governor may, at any time, order, authorize or recognize such organizations of the unorganized militia, or of designated classes thereof, …

Sec. 27-14. Governor to be commander-in-chief. The Governor shall be the Captain-General and, as such, commander-in-chief of the militia, and of the National Guard and the naval militia, not in the service of the United States, and may employ it, or any part of it, for the defens…

Sec. 27-15. Governor's military staff. The Governor shall appoint the military staff that shall consist of the Adjutant General, who shall be chief of staff with the rank of lieutenant general; the assistant adjutant generals, one of whom shall serve as deputy chief of staff as p…

Sec. 27-16. Authority of Governor. Service outside state. In time of war, invasion, rebellion, riot or disaster, or reasonable apprehension thereof, or upon requisition by the President of the United States, the Governor shall order out for active service such portion of the mili…

Sec. 27-17. Armed forces may be called in case of riot. In case of riot or civil commotion in any place in this state, any official whose duty it is to enforce the civil authority at such place may, if he considers that the force at his disposal is not sufficient, inform the Gove…

Sec. 27-18. Calling out troops without Governor's order. Whenever any civil officer whose duty it is to enforce the civil authority in any place in this state finds it impossible to communicate immediately with the Governor and deems the danger too imminent to admit of delay, he …

Sec. 27-19. Military Department. Adjutant General. Appointment and qualifications. The Military Department shall be comprised of (1) the armed forces of the state, as defined in section 27-2, which shall be under the military command and control of the Adjutant General, and (2) t…

Sec. 27-19a. Military Department to be within Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection for administrative purposes only. Section 27-19a is repealed, effective October 1, 2013. (P.A. 77-614, S. 501, 610; P.A. 11-51, S. 134; P.A. 13-25, S. 7.)

Sec. 27-19b. Military Department state morale, welfare and recreation account. Annual Report to Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management. There is established an account to be known as the “Military Department state morale, welfare and recreation account” which shall be a…

Sec. 27-19c. Chargeable transient quarters and billeting account. There is established an account to be known as the “chargeable transient quarters and billeting account” which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The account shall contain any moneys r…

Sec. 27-19d. Governor's Guards account. There is established an account to be known as the “Governor's Guards account” which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The account shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account, which…

Sec. 27-19e. Governor's Guards horse account. There is established an account to be known as the “Governor's Guards horse account” which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The account shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the ac…

Sec. 27-2. Classes of militia. The militia shall be divided into four classes as follows: The unorganized militia, the organized militia, the National Guard and the naval militia. The National Guard for the purposes of this chapter shall consist of the National Guard and the Air …

Sec. 27-20. Duties of Adjutant General. (a) The Adjutant General shall make such returns and reports to such officers as may be prescribed by the United States Department of Defense in regulations pertaining to the National Guard, at such times and in such form as prescribed. The…

Sec. 27-21. Supply of arms and equipment. The Adjutant General is directed to issue to the organized militia such arms, equipment, ammunition and uniforms as the commanding officer of each company may make requisition for, provided such requisition shall be approved by the Govern…

Sec. 27-22. Coordination of military and naval services. The Adjutant General, with the assistance of the commander of the naval militia, shall, when not inconsistent with the laws and regulations governing the United States Army or the United States Navy, coordinate the respecti…

Sec. 27-23. Exercise of powers relating to naval militia. All powers vested in the Adjutant General concerning the naval militia, and all orders issued by him pursuant thereto, shall be exercised and transmitted through the commander of the naval militia. (1949 Rev., S. 1248.)

Sec. 27-24. Assistant adjutants general for Connecticut Army National Guard and Air National Guard. Designation of administrative assistant and deputy to Adjutant General and deputy chief of staff to Governor. (a) The Adjutant General shall appoint an assistant adjutant general f…

Sec. 27-25. Property and procurement officer. The Adjutant General shall appoint a property and procurement officer who shall be the assistant of the Adjutant General in the care of all military property and who shall hold office at the pleasure of the Adjutant General. He shall …

Sec. 27-26. Commander of naval militia. The Governor, as commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the state, shall appoint as commander of the naval militia a qualified resident of the state, who holds a commission as a reserve or retired officer of the United States Navy or of …

Sec. 27-27. Commander's staff. The commander of the naval militia shall appoint the members of his staff, which shall be organized as required by the laws and regulations of the United States relating to the naval militia. (1949 Rev., S. 1249; 1951, S. 857d; 1957, P.A. 365, S. 14…

Sec. 27-28. Surgeon General. The senior medical officer of the National Guard shall be the Surgeon General. He shall advise the Adjutant General in all matters pertaining to the health of the members of the armed forces of the state. He shall recommend for appointment post surgeo…

Sec. 27-29. Post surgeons. The Adjutant General shall appoint post surgeons, removable at pleasure, to determine exemptions from military duty for physical and mental disabilities as prescribed in general orders; and officers of the medical department of the National Guard and or…

Sec. 27-2a. Militia and National Guard deemed law enforcement agencies for certain purposes. The organized militia or National Guard is deemed to be a law enforcement agency solely for the purpose of participation in any federal asset forfeiture or military surplus programs. (Jun…

Sec. 27-3. National Guard; naval militia. Equipment. Location. In time of peace, the number of enlisted personnel and the number of officers in the National Guard shall be not less than the minimum required by the laws of the United States. The National Guard and naval militia sh…

Sec. 27-30. United States property and disbursing officer. Section 27-30 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 3592; 1959, P.A. 267.)

Sec. 27-31. Employees. The Adjutant General shall appoint such number of employees, subject to the provisions of chapter 67 and section 4-40, as may be required to perform adequately the duties required of the Military Department. Employees in the department, not in the classifie…

Sec. 27-32. Audit of office and accounts. The office and accounts of the Adjutant General pertaining to this state shall be audited in the same manner as the office and accounts of other state agencies. (June, 1955, S. 854d.) PART III OPERATIONS AND TRAINING

Sec. 27-33. Leave from employment to attend drills, parades and encampments. The armed forces of the state may assemble for drill, escort duty or any special service as ordered by the Governor and shall participate in encampments, maneuvers or other exercises, including outdoor t…

Sec. 27-33a. Leave from employment to perform military duty. (a) For purposes of this section, “armed forces of the United States” has the same meaning as “armed forces” in section 27-103; and “armed forces of the state” means the organized militia, the National Guard, and the na…

Sec. 27-34. National Guard. Contingency provisions in event of federal withdrawal. Unless otherwise expressly provided, the National Guard in this state shall be governed by the laws, rules and regulations of the United States for governing the National Guard, provided the Nation…

Sec. 27-34a. National Guard. Federal protections. Right to terminate certain contracts if ordered into active state service. (a) Any member of the Connecticut National Guard whom the Governor orders into active state service shall have all of the protections afforded to service m…

Sec. 27-35. Use of rifle ranges on Sunday. The rifle ranges under control of the Military Department of the state and those of rifle or gun clubs or of members of rifle or gun clubs who are affiliated with the National Rifle Association of America, which are conducted under rules…

Sec. 27-36. Use of rifle ranges by civilian organizations. Civilian rifle clubs affiliated with the National Rifle Association of the United States may be permitted to use the outdoor and indoor rifle ranges belonging to, or under the control of, the state for practice with small…

Sec. 27-37. Interstate compacts for mutual military aid. (a)(1) With the prior or subsequent consent of the Congress of the United States, the Governor is authorized to enter into, amend, supplement and implement agreements or compacts with the executive authorities of other stat…

Sec. 27-38. Form of compact. The form of such compact shall be as follows: AN INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR MUTUALMILITARY AID IN AN EMERGENCY ARTICLE I 1. The purposes of this compact are: a. To provide for mutual military aid and assistance in an emergency by the military forces of a …

Secs. 27-38a to 27-38e. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 27-38f. New England Disaster Training Center activity account. There is established an account to be known as the “New England Disaster Training Center activity account” which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The account shall contain any mone…

Sec. 27-39. Use, maintenance, security and leasing of military facilities and other military property. Military facilities account. Report. (a) As used in this section “military facility” means any military building, structure, parcel of land or training site owned, leased or con…