Title 58, Military Affairs, Emergencies and Civil Defense

(1) The following officers of the national guard shall have power to administer oaths for the purposes of military administration, including military justice, and affidavits may be taken for such purposes before such officers:(1) All company, battery, squadron and similar unit co…

Any person, who contributes to a company fund of the Tennessee national guard the sum of ten dollars ($10.00) or more for the period of one (1) year shall be known as a patron of the national guard. The names of all such patrons, together with the amount contributed by each, shal…

(a) The adjutant general shall present to the family of each eligible, deceased member of the national guard a Tennessee state flag, appropriate for use as a burial flag, upon application of a member of the family of the deceased guard member. (b) The adjutant general shall prepa…

(a) This section is known and may be cited as the “Tennessee National Guard Servicemember's Medical Readiness Act.” (b) The Tennessee national guard TRICARE premium reimbursement program is created within the military department. (c) As used in this section, unless the context ot…

The governor, with the advice and consent of the general assembly, and pursuant to the laws of the United States, shall call the militia, or any portion thereof, into active service at any time that public safety requires it; provided, that the governor is authorized to have enro…

Any person subject to call into active military service of this state who fails to appear at the time and under conditions designated by the governor for entry or draft into active service shall be considered as a deserter and treated accordingly.

All officers of the militia exercising command of line units shall be elected by ballot, and the governor, immediately upon calling the militia to active duty, shall issue appropriate rules and regulations for such elections, and appoint such number of staff officers in proper gr…

The governor is authorized and directed, at the proper time, to issue the necessary regulations governing the uniform of the militia of this state; provided, that such uniform must comply with the laws of the United States.

The governor, with the advice and consent of the general assembly, and in accordance with the orders of the president, may, after issuing call of the militia into active service, transfer the entire militia, or any portion thereof, to the national guard and treat it under the Nat…

The governor, having called forth the militia into active service, is authorized to disband it, in whole or in part, as public interest and safety require, unless otherwise required by the government of the United States.

Whenever the president of the United States shall call any part of the national guard of this state into active federal service, the governor is authorized to enlist, organize, maintain, equip and discipline a volunteer defense force, other than the national guard, to be known as…

The state guard shall be composed of such individuals between sixteen (16) and seventy-five (75) years of age as shall volunteer for service therein. The state guard shall be in addition to and distinct from the national guard organized under existing law. The organization shall …

The governor is authorized to appoint and commission necessary officers for the state guard; to prescribe rules and regulations governing the enlistment, organization, administration, pay, equipment, discipline and discharge of the personnel of the state guard; to obtain by grant…

No person shall solely by reason of enlistment or commission in any state forces be exempt from military service under the law of the United States.

Each and every member joining the state guard shall, in addition to the oath required by law to be taken by officers, take and subscribe to the following oath: “I do solemnly swear that I will well and faithfully perform my duties as a member of the Tennessee state guard to the b…

(a) The governor may organize, activate, increase, change, divide, consolidate, disband, reactivate or reorganize any unit, headquarters, staff or cadre of the state guard, and may prescribe the composition and types of units, the type of organization and the system of drill or i…

All duties imposed by the military law or other statutes of the state or by regulations issued hereunder, upon units, commissioned officers, warrant officers, and enlisted personnel respectively of the national guard are hereby imposed upon the units, commissioned officers, warra…

During such time as the state guard is not activated, the adjutant general is authorized and empowered, on the approval of the governor, to set up and maintain a reserve organization of the state guard upon a voluntary basis under such system as to the adjutant general may seem m…

Members of the state guard when assigned to state military duty by the commander in chief, or when ordered to active state service pursuant to § 58-1-106, shall be paid from the funds appropriated, or otherwise legally made available to the military department, at the rate of pay…

The governor is authorized and empowered to call members of the state guard to active state duty with the member's consent, for the performance of any official duty in connection with state guard activities. Inactive reserve status may include voluntary unpaid state service for a…

The governor is authorized and empowered on behalf of the state to acquire by lease, purchase and condemnation under the laws of eminent domain, such land as the governor in times of emergency may deem necessary to provide adequate facilities for the protection and defense of the…

It shall be the duty of the governor to announce publicly by proclamation filed with the secretary of state the emergency necessitating the acquisition of such land before exercising the authority vested in the governor by § 58-1-501.

The lands so acquired in accordance with §§ 58-1-501 — 58-1-505 will be paid for out of the funds of the state not otherwise appropriated.

If it is necessary to institute condemnation proceedings to acquire lands authorized to be acquired by § 58-1-501, such proceedings shall be instituted in the name of the state of Tennessee against the property owner or owners, and the property shall be condemned under the genera…

The governor is authorized and empowered to lease lands acquired in accordance with §§ 58-1-501 — 58-1-504, to the United States government when such action is deemed by the governor to be advantageous to the defense of the state and the nation. A lease of such land executed by t…

(1) The adjutant general, under the direction and supervision of the governor, shall administer all real property under the jurisdiction of the military department:(1) When it is deemed desirable to acquire additional real property or any interest therein for the activities of th…

“Armory,” whenever used in §§ 58-1-507 — 58-1-512, includes any building, buildings, aircraft hangars, offices, quarters, or other facilities, and real property provided for and devoted to the training and housing of the national guard.

(a) When funds are made available, the adjutant general, with the approval of the state building commission and in accordance with the policies and procedures of the commission, is vested with the power, jurisdiction and authority to employ architects, contractors and other emplo…

(a) The adjutant general, with the approval of the governor, shall have the right to provide armories throughout the state to be located at most advantageous points in the discretion of the adjutant general, with the approval of the governor, and the adjutant general, with approv…

The governing authorities of the counties and municipal corporations of the state are authorized to make appropriations from the funds of such counties and municipal corporations, and are authorized to lease, lend, sell or donate property, both real and personal, of such counties…

The title to all armories procured under §§ 58-1-507 — 58-1-512 shall be taken in the name of the state.

(a) All armories, arsenals, camps, ranges, bases and other facilities owned, leased or maintained by the state or by the United States for the use of the national guard and all activities conducted therein shall be under the general charge and control and shall be regulated by th…

(a) Under the direction of the governor, the adjutant general shall authorize the purchase of such property as may be required for the use of the military department, all such purchases to be made through the state purchasing director. (b) No property shall be issued to persons o…

Federal property, issued to the Tennessee national guard, shall not be used for any purpose other than that for which such was issued, and shall not be loaned for any other activity, either state, civilian, or federal, except to the extent authorized by appropriate regulations. A…

(a) Military property of the state and of the United States shall be issued, safeguarded, maintained, accounted for, inventoried, inspected, surveyed and disposed of as provided in applicable laws and regulations issued thereunder and regulations issued pursuant to parts 1, 2 and…

(a) The National Guard Armory in Cheatham County is named the “First Sergeant Charles Anderson Douglas National Guard Armory” in recognition of First Sergeant Charles Anderson Douglas's estimable service to the citizens of this state. (b) From existing resources, the department o…

The army national guard armory, located in McNairy County, is hereby designated as the “Brigadier General Donald F. Hawkins Army National Guard Armory”, in honor of Brigadier General Donald F. Hawkins and his valuable service to the army national guard and the state of Tennessee.…

Troops of the United States or of the Tennessee national guard parading or performing any duty according to law shall have the right-of-way on any street or highway over which they may pass, except that the carriage of the United States mail, legitimate functions of police depart…

Any person who shall purchase, receive in pledge, retain, or possess any article of arms, clothing, equipment, supply or other thing furnished and intended for the military service, unless lawfully issued to such person, is guilty of theft and punishable accordingly.

It is a Class E felony for any person, firm or corporation to refuse employment to any person for the sole reason that the person is a member of the Tennessee national guard or to terminate the employment of any such person for such reason or because of absence from place of empl…

In addition to the acknowledgment of instruments and the performance of other notarial acts in the manner and form and as otherwise provided by law, instruments may be acknowledged, documents attested, oaths and affirmations administered, depositions and affidavits executed, and …

Such acknowledgment of instruments, attestation of documents, administration of oaths and affirmations, execution of depositions and affidavits, and performance of other notarial acts as aforementioned, heretofore or hereafter made or taken, are declared legal, valid and binding,…

(a) In the taking of acknowledgments and the performing of other notarial acts requiring certification, a certificate endorsed upon or attached to the instrument or document, which shows the date of the notarial act and which states, in substance, that the person appearing before…

(1) Any person who:(1) Enlists or procures appointment in the national guard by means of knowingly false representations or deliberate concealment as to the person's qualifications for such enlistment or appointment and receives pay or allowances thereunder; or(2) Separates from …

Any person who effects an enlistment or appointment in or a separation from the national guard of any person who is known to such person to be ineligible for such enlistment, appointment, or separation because it is prohibited by law, regulation, or order is guilty of a Class C m…

(1) Any person of the Tennessee national guard who, without proper authority:(1) Fails to go to the appointed place of duty at the time prescribed;(2) Goes from that place; or(3) Absents self or remains absent from the unit, organization, or other place of duty at which the guard…