Title MIL, Military

§ 177. Acquisition of real property for armories and other military\nfacilities of the state. 1. The adjutant general, provided that funds\nhave been appropriated or provided by the state or by the United States\nor by both for such purposes, is authorized to acquire by purchase…

§ 177-a. Authorization of municipal corporations to convey or lease to\nthe state real property for armories and other military purposes and to\nacquire real property for such purposes. Whenever the title to any real\nproperty required for an armory, camp, range, base, building,…

§ 178. Construction, leasing, equipping and maintenance of armories.\n1. The adjutant general, whenever he shall deem it necessary and\nprovided that funds have been appropriated or provided by the state or\nby the United States or by both for such purposes, is authorized to\nco…

§ 179. Costs of construction, repair, maintenance and operation of\narmories, camps, ranges and other facilities, a charge upon the state.\n1. The costs of construction, reconstruction, repair, rehabilitation and\nimprovement of armories, camps, ranges, bases, buildings, structu…

§ 18. Issue of military property. The adjutant general shall issue\nsuch military property as the governor shall direct. No military\nproperty shall be issued to persons or organizations other than those\nbelonging to the organized militia. Obsolete ordnance property of the\nsta…

§ 180. Armories and other facilities in the city of New York. 1. All\narmories and other facilities located in the city of New York and\ndevoted to the use of the organized militia, title to which is vested in\nthe corporation of the city of New York, and all armory equipment,\n…

§ 180-a. Lease and operation of seventh regiment armory. 1.\nDefinitions. (a) "Adjutant general" shall mean adjutant general of the\nstate of New York.\n (b) "Armory" shall mean the seventh regiment armory located at 101-129\nEast 66th street, 100-126 East 67th street, 888-898 L…

§ 181. Procurement of federal funds for construction, et cetera. 1.\nThe division of military and naval affairs is hereby designated as the\nagency of the state (a) to take such steps, not inconsistent with law,\nas may be necessary to develop programs for the expenditure of fed…

§ 182. Control of armories and other facilities. 1. All armories,\narsenals, camps, ranges, bases and other facilities owned, leased or\nmaintained by the state or by the United States for the use of the\norganized militia and all activities conducted therein shall be under\nthe…

§ 183. Use of armories. 1. Armories may be used as follows:\n a. By members and units of the organized militia and cadet corps of\nsuch units.\n b. On application of one or more posts or chapters of the United\nSpanish War Veterans, the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign W…

§ 185. Disposal of useless property. Whenever state property issued\nfor the use of the organized militia shall become obsolete, useless or\nsuperfluous, the adjutant general may cause the same to be sold or\notherwise disposed of in accordance with the provisions of the state\n…

§ 186. Disposition of real property of the state devoted to the use of\nthe organized militia. Whenever the adjutant general shall determine\nthat any real property owned by the state and devoted to the use of the\norganized militia is no longer needed or adapted for such use, h…

§ 187. Armory employees; grades, employment, duties and compensation.\n1. Positions created to provide for the security, maintenance and\noperation of armories, including the surrounding premises and public\nproperty located therein, notwithstanding the provisions of any other\n…

§ 188. Annual increments; compensation on promotion, demotion,\ntransfer, reclassification, reinstatement or reallocation. 1. Any\nemployee holding a position or employed pursuant to provisions of\nsection one hundred eighty-seven of this chapter shall receive the\nminimum compe…

§ 189. Qualifications of armory employees; membership in New York\nstate employees' retirement system. 1. The employees authorized by this\nsection shall be residents of the state who shall by employed by the\nadjutant general upon the recommendation of the officer in charge and…

§ 19. Employees of the division of military and naval affairs. 1.\nWithin the amounts appropriated therefor, the adjutant general and the\ncommanding general or commanding officer of each force of the organized\nmilitia may employ and discharge such personnel, including officers…

§ 19-a. Family liaison officer. The adjutant general shall designate\nfamily liaison officers to provide assistance to the families of those\nmilitary personnel who have been deployed for active military duty,\nother than training. Such officer shall coordinate his or her duties…

§ 2. Militia of the state; division and composition. 1. The militia of\nthe state shall be divided into the organized militia, the state reserve\nlist, the state retired list and the unorganized militia. The organized\nmilitia shall be composed of the New York army national guar…

§ 20. State reserve list. 1. Any commissioned or warrant officer of\nthe organized militia may be transferred to the state reserve list on\nhis own request approved by the commander of the force of which such\nofficer is a member.\n 2. Any commissioned or warrant officer of the …

§ 21. State retired list. 1. Any commissioned officer or warrant\nofficer of the organized militia who has reached the age of sixty-eight\nyears shall be retired for age and transferred to the state retired list\nby the governor; provided, that any commissioned officer or warran…

§ 210. Pay and allowances. 1. Each member of the militia ordered into\nthe active service of the state pursuant to sections six and seven of\nthis chapter, shall receive for each day or part thereof of such duty\nthe same pay and allowances as are received by members of the\napp…

§ 211. Salaries, office and traveling expenses of certain personnel.\n1. There shall be allowed annually such sum, not exceeding the amount\nappropriated therefor, as may be necessary for the salaries of the\nofficers and enlisted personnel of the organized militia on permanent\…

§ 212. Pay of troops when used in civil disorders. All officers and\nenlisted men while on duty, or assembled therefor, by order of the\ngovernor, upon the request of the sheriff of a county, or in the county\nof Nassau the county executive or mayor of a city, in aid of the civi…

§ 213. Uniform allowance for officers. To assist in uniforming and\nequipping themselves, officers who have been on active duty or active\nservice as such and who have performed eighty percentum of all ordered\nduty during a calendar year of twelve months shall receive annually\…

§ 214. Retired officers; compensation. 1. An officer of the organized\nmilitia who:\n a. has been a commissioned officer in active service for at least\ntwenty years in the organized militia of the state of New York or in the\narmy, air force, space force, navy or marine corps o…

§ 215. Retirement of and pensions for certain veterans. 1. Any\nsoldier, sailor or marine of the army or navy of the United States in\nthe civil war, Spanish-American war, or world war I, honorably\ndischarged from service, and any member of the organized militia of the\nstate h…

§ 216. Pay and care when injured or disabled in service. 1. Any\nmember of the organized militia who shall, when on duty or assembled\ntherefor, in case of riot, tumult, breach of peace, insurrection or\ninvasion, or whenever ordered by the governor, the commanding general of\nt…

§ 217. Pensions. 1. Any member of the organized militia who (a) shall\nbe disabled or has been so disabled in the performance of any actual\nservice of this state within three years preceding the application for a\npension under this chapter, in case of riots, tumults, breach of…

§ 218. Pension examining boards. 1. The chief of staff shall appoint\na pension examining board of three officers, at least one of whom shall\nbe a medical officer, to inquire into the merits of any claim presented\nunder section two hundred seventeen of this chapter and to reco…

§ 219. Rehearings. 1. Whenever a claim under sections two hundred\nsixteen or two hundred seventeen of this article is disapproved or\ndisallowed, in whole or in part, the chief of staff shall cause notice\nthereof to be served by mail upon the claimant or his attorney. Within\n…

§ 22. Service without the state. The governor may order the organized\nmilitia or any part thereof to serve outside of the borders of this\nstate or of the United States in order to perform military duty of every\ndescription and to participate in parades, reviews, cruises,\ncon…

§ 22-a. Compacts for military aid. 1. a. With the prior or subsequent\nconsent of the congress of the United States, the governor is authorized\nto enter into, amend, supplement and implement agreements or compacts\nwith the executive authorities of other states and the Dominion…

§ 220. Expenses of military courts. 1. While engaged in the execution\nof the duties imposed upon him or authorized to be performed by him by a\nmilitary court, a marshal, police officer or peace officer shall be paid\ntwo dollars for each day actually employed in the execution …

§ 221. Military funds. * 1. The military fund of a unit of the\norganized militia shall consist of the sums paid to the adjutant general\nas prescribed in this section, the fines paid pursuant to the sentence\nof a military court and the moneys recovered from property losses and…

§ 222. Headquarters allowances. 1. On the certificate of the adjutant\ngeneral, the comptroller shall draw his warrant upon the treasurer in\nfavor of the commanding officer of any unit to which an allowance is\nmade for the headquarters thereof in a sum not exceeding two thousa…

§ 223. Definitions. The word "officer", as used in this article,\nmeans a commissioned officer, a commissioned warrant officer or a\nwarrant officer.\n The term "military court", as used in this article, means a\ncourt-martial, a court of inquiry or a provost court.\n

§ 23. Application of this chapter to service without the state. The\nprovisions of this chapter shall apply to the members of the organized\nmilitia while serving without the state and while going to and returning\nfrom such service without the state in like manner and to the sa…

§ 235. Relief from civil or criminal liability; exemption from civil\nprocess; security for costs. 1. Members of the militia ordered into the\nactive service of the state pursuant to sections six and seven of this\nchapter, shall not be liable civilly or criminally, for any act …

§ 235-a. Income and resources not to include agent orange benefits.\nNotwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, the terms "income"\nand "resources" for the purpose of determining eligibility for or the\namount of benefits under any means-tested state or state assisted or…

§ 236. Right of way. The commanding officer of any unit of the\norganized militia parading or performing any military duty in any street\nor highway, may require any or all persons in such street or highway to\nyield the right of way to such militia, provided the carriage of the…

§ 237. Free passage through toll-gates and tunnels and over\ntoll-bridges and ferries. Any person belonging to the organized militia\nshall, together with the conveyance in his charge and property of the\nstate or of the United States in his charge, be allowed to pass free\nthro…

§ 238. Converting military property; unlawful wearing of uniforms and\ndevices indicating rank; unlawful use of name of military or naval\norganization, or unit thereof. 1. Any person who shall secrete, sell,\ndispose of, offer for sale, purchase, retain after demand by a\ncommi…

§ 238-a. Damaging military or naval equipment, supplies or stores. A\nperson who, wilfully or maliciously:\n 1. Injures or destroys any article of equipment or supplies or\nmilitary or naval stores of or for the military or naval forces of the\nUnited States or of or for the sta…

§ 238-b. Seizing military stores belonging to the state. A person who\nenters any fort, magazine, arsenal, armory, arsenal yard or encampment,\nand seizes or takes away any arms, ammunition, military stores or\nsupplies belonging to the people of this state, is guilty of a felon…

§ 238-c. Wearing of uniforms; prohibited. a. It shall be unlawful for\nany person to appear in any public place or in the public view attired\nin any uniform similar to that worn by the military, semi-military,\nnaval, police, storm troop or other official or semi-official force…

§ 239. Trespassers and disturbers to be placed in arrest; sales and\ngambling prohibited. 1. Any person who shall trespass upon any armory,\narsenal, camp, range, base or other facility of the organized militia or\nother place where any unit of the organized militia is performin…

§ 24. Bureau of war records; completion and preservation of the\nrecords and relics; free inspection of the same and quarters in the\ncapitol. 1. The adjutant general shall cause the chief of staff of the\nstate to establish and maintain as part of his office, a bureau of war\nr…

§ 240. Military parades and organizations by unauthorized bodies\nprohibited. 1. No body of men other than the organized militia and the\narmed forces of the United States except such independent military\norganizations as were on the twenty-third day of April, eighteen\neighty-…

§ 240-a. Historic military commands. 1. Historic military commands\nare those independent military organizations located within the state as\nwere on the twenty-third day of April, eighteen hundred eighty-three and\nare now in existence, and whose members associate themselves to…

§ 241. Devises and bequests. Any unit of the organized militia may\ntake by devise and bequest real and personal property for its uses and\npurposes as a military organization, and may hold, mortgage, sell or\notherwise dispose of the same. The title to such property shall vest …