Title 19, Title 19 — Defense Forces And Affairs
16 chapters · 167 sections in this title.
W.S. § 19-7-101 Definitions
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Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) "Militia" means all the active and potential military forces of the state, whether organized or unorganized; (ii) Whenever reference is made in the articles of the Uniform Code of Military Justice to "military service" or to the "armed fo…
W.S. § 19-7-102 Creation and composition of military department
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Creation and composition of military department. (a) The military department of the state of Wyoming shall consist of the adjutant general, state military affairs and those divisions that may be authorized by federal or state authority. (i) Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 45, § 2. (ii…
W.S. § 19-7-103 Adjutant general; appointment; rank; removal; duties and qualifications
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Adjutant general; appointment; rank; removal; duties and qualifications. (a) The governor shall appoint a qualified adjutant general to be the commander of the Wyoming national guard and director of the Wyoming military department. He shall have the rank the governor designates a…
W.S. § 19-7-104 Assistant adjutants general; general officers; deputy military administrator and fiscal officer
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Assistant adjutants general; general officers; deputy military administrator and fiscal officer. (a) The adjutant general shall appoint such assistant adjutants general and other general officers as may be authorized by the army national guard and the air national guard. Each ass…
W.S. § 19-7-105 Succession of office
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Succession of office. (a) In the event of disability, death, absence or other condition which prevents execution of the duties of the adjutant general, and prior to an appointment of the governor to the contrary, the duties of the adjutant general shall be executed by the senior …
W.S. § 19-7-106 Office of state judge advocate
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Office of state judge advocate. (a) The adjutant general shall appoint a state judge advocate for the military department. The state judge advocate shall be an active member of the air or army national guard and shall serve as the legal counsel for the department. The state judge…
W.S. § 19-7-201 Disposition of property sale proceeds
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Disposition of property sale proceeds. All funds received from sale of state-owned properties under the control of the adjutant general and not otherwise disposed of pursuant to W.S. 19-7-103(b)(xii) shall be deposited in the general fund.
W.S. § 19-7-202 Insurance for employees of military department; generally
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Insurance for employees of military department; generally. (a) The adjutant general of Wyoming may provide prepaid plan or group insurance for life, health, accident or hospitalization for the employees of the military department of Wyoming and enter into agreements with prepaid …
W.S. § 19-7-203 Printing and distribution
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Printing and distribution. The governor shall from time to time cause such numbers of this act as may be deemed necessary to be printed and distributed to members of the military department.
W.S. § 19-7-204 Airports and highways for defense; cooperation with United States for construction
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Airports and highways for defense; cooperation with United States for construction. (a) The state department of transportation may cooperate and contract with the government of the United States and other state agencies in the making of surveys, plans, specifications and estimate…
W.S. § 19-7-205 Wyoming military department billeting operations fund; investment by state treasurer
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Wyoming military department billeting operations fund; investment by state treasurer. (a) A fund is established which shall be known as the Wyoming military department billeting operations fund. (b) Monies received from the operation of billeting activities shall be transmitted t…
W.S. § 19-7-206 Wyoming military department billeting operations fund; uses of fund; administration; rulemaking
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Wyoming military department billeting operations fund; uses of fund; administration; rulemaking. (a) Income and any interest earned from the billeting operations fund created by W.S. 19-7-205 shall be administered by the adjutant general. (b) Income and any interest earned in the…
W.S. § 19-7-207 Wyoming national guard youth challenge program endowment account; administration; distributions; purposes
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Wyoming national guard youth challenge program endowment account; administration; distributions; purposes. (a) The Wyoming national guard youth challenge program endowment account is created. The state treasurer is authorized to accept cash gifts for the account. Funds within the…
W.S. § 19-7-208 Authority to receive and expend monies; investments
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Authority to receive and expend monies; investments. (a) In addition to the account established in W.S. 19-7- 207, the state treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to receive and credit to the appropriate account any grant, donation or bequest that is made to the state of Wy…
W.S. § 19-7-209 Military department range management operations; account; administration; rulemaking
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Military department range management operations; account; administration; rulemaking. (a) There is created the military department range management and grazing program. The military department shall administer range management and grazing operations at Camp Guernsey and any other…
W.S. § 19-7-301 Jurisdiction of United States over certain military reservations
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Jurisdiction of United States over certain military reservations. (a) Exclusive jurisdiction is ceded to the United States over all the territory owned by the United States within the limits of the United States military reservation known as F.E. Warren Air Force Base, together w…
W.S. § 19-7-401 Wyoming military assistance trust fund; establishment of trust fund; corpus inviolate; investment by state treasurer
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Wyoming military assistance trust fund; establishment of trust fund; corpus inviolate; investment by state treasurer. (a) A fund is established which shall be referred to as the Wyoming military assistance trust fund. The trust fund shall consist of those funds designated to the …
W.S. § 19-7-402 Wyoming military assistance trust fund; uses of trust fund; administration; rulemaking
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Wyoming military assistance trust fund; uses of trust fund; administration; rulemaking. (a) The investment income from the military assistance trust fund created by W.S. 19-7-401 shall be administered by the adjutant general only to alleviate financial hardships faced by any of t…
W.S. § 19-7-403 Wyoming military assistance trust fund; annual report; confidentiality; assistance from the state treasurer
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Wyoming military assistance trust fund; annual report; confidentiality; assistance from the state treasurer. (a) The adjutant general shall include within the department's biennial budget request submitted under W.S. 9-2-1013 a report specifying: (i) The total amount of interest …
W.S. § 19-8-101 Organized and unorganized militia
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Organized and unorganized militia. (a) The militia of the state is divided into the organized militia and the unorganized militia. (b) The organized militia consists of the following: (i) Such elements of the land and air forces of the national guard of the United States as are a…
W.S. § 19-8-102 Composition of state militia; age limits; physical and mental qualifications
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Composition of state militia; age limits; physical and mental qualifications. (a) Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section the militia of the state includes all qualified residents of the state between the ages of seventeen (17) and seventy (70) years, and any nonresi…
W.S. § 19-8-103 Pursuit of insurrectionists
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Pursuit of insurrectionists. (a) Any military forces of another state which are in fresh pursuit of insurrectionists, saboteurs or enemy groups may continue pursuit into this state until the military or police forces of this state have had reasonable opportunity to take up the pu…
W.S. § 19-8-104 Other organizations parading with arms prohibited; penalty
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Other organizations parading with arms prohibited; penalty. (a) No group or assembly of persons other than the regularly organized national guard or the troops of the United States shall associate themselves together as a military company or organization, or parade in public with…
W.S. § 19-8-105 Penalty for refusing to deliver military properties
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Penalty for refusing to deliver military properties. Any person who purchases, retains or possesses without right, any military properties belonging to the state or United States government and refuses to deliver the property to any officer entitled to take possession thereof is …
W.S. § 19-9-101 Creation and composition of military department; laws governing national guard
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Creation and composition of military department; laws governing national guard. (a) The Wyoming national guard is governed by the laws of the state, orders of the governor, orders and regulations prescribed or promulgated by the adjutant general and by the applicable laws, regula…
W.S. § 19-9-102 Organization of national guard; duty of governor
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Organization of national guard; duty of governor. (a) The Wyoming national guard consists of the following officers and staff in addition to or in combination with such elements of the army and air forces of the national guard of the United States as are allocated to the state by…
W.S. § 19-9-103 Manner of calling for duty
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Manner of calling for duty. (a) Officers and enlisted personnel may be called for duty by any of the following means: (i) By stating the substance of the order or by reading it to him in person or over the phone; (ii) By radio or television communication; (iii) By leaving a copy …
W.S. § 19-9-201 Organization drill or training assemblies; pay and allowances generally
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Organization drill or training assemblies; pay and allowances generally. There shall be organization drill or training assemblies when ordered by the adjutant general. While on duty under the authority of the United States department of defense, and in going to and returning ther…
W.S. § 19-9-202 Annual field training generally
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Annual field training generally. The commander in chief shall order an encampment of the national guard for annual field training as provided in department of defense orders or national guard regulations. At least one (1) month notice of the encampment shall be given each organiz…
W.S. § 19-9-203 Establishing bounds for annual field training and other missions; entry without leave; disorderly conduct; interrupting, molesting, insulting or obstructing officer or soldier; penalties
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Establishing bounds for annual field training and other missions; entry without leave; disorderly conduct; interrupting, molesting, insulting or obstructing officer or soldier; penalties. (a) During an encampment for annual field training or when one (1) or more units of the nati…
W.S. § 19-9-204 Command of military force called into service
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Command of military force called into service. (a) The command of any military force called into service shall devolve upon the senior officer of such force unless otherwise specifically ordered by the commander in chief. (b) The national guard of the state may be ordered into th…
W.S. § 19-9-205 Status of national guard members upon discharge from federal service
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Status of national guard members upon discharge from federal service. Members of the national guard of Wyoming ordered or called into federal service by the federal government, upon being discharged therefrom shall automatically resume their status in the national guard of Wyomin…
W.S. § 19-9-206 Suppression of riots, invasions, insurrection
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Suppression of riots, invasions, insurrection. The governor may order any commanding officer of any portion of the national guard within the limits of his jurisdiction to order his command to appear at a time and place designated to aid the civil authority to suppress violence an…
W.S. § 19-9-208 Right-of-way for troops
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Right-of-way for troops. Troops or forces of the United States or the national guard of Wyoming parading or performing any duty according to law, have the right-of-way in any street or highway through which they may pass but carriage of the United States mails, legitimate functio…
W.S. § 19-9-209 Service in state; active duty status outside of state; costs to state
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Service in state; active duty status outside of state; costs to state. (a) The governor, upon the written request of the governor of any other state, may order any member or unit of the national guard into state active duty for the benefit of another state, for periods of time no…
W.S. § 19-9-210 State active duty without pay
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State active duty without pay. (a) Members of the Wyoming national guard may voluntarily request to be placed upon orders for state active duty, without pay, when assistance has been requested from an agency or political subdivision of this state or the federal government and suc…
W.S. § 19-9-211 The National Guard Mutual Assistance Counter- Drug Activities Compact
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The National Guard Mutual Assistance Counter- Drug Activities Compact. The National Guard Mutual Assistance Counter-Drug Activities Compact as contained herein is hereby enacted into law and entered into on behalf of this state with any and all other states legally joining therei…
W.S. § 19-9-212 Governor's authority to order service under Title 32 of the United States Code
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Governor's authority to order service under Title 32 of the United States Code. The governor may order any member of the national guard of Wyoming to duty under Title 32 of the United States Code, to respond to either natural or man made emergencies within Wyoming, to support nat…
W.S. § 19-9-301 National guard officers generally
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National guard officers generally. (a) All officers of the national guard of Wyoming shall be appointed by the governor of Wyoming as provided in national guard regulations except such officers as may be commissioned by the governor in an honorary status or in a state status with…
W.S. § 19-9-302 Enlistments; oath; term; reenlistments and extensions; discharge
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Enlistments; oath; term; reenlistments and extensions; discharge. (a) After the forming of an organization, recruits may be enlisted into the organization. They shall sign their names to an enlistment contract to be furnished by the adjutant general for that purpose and signing i…
W.S. § 19-9-303 Laws applicable to military procedure and subjects
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Laws applicable to military procedure and subjects. On all military procedure and subjects arising in this state and not specifically covered by Wyoming law, the laws, regulations and orders of the department of defense shall apply unless specifically prohibited by published orde…
W.S. § 19-9-304 Uniforms and equipment
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Uniforms and equipment. The uniform and equipment of all officers and enlisted personnel of the national guard of Wyoming shall be as prescribed for the national guard in department of defense orders or national guard regulations.
W.S. § 19-9-401 National Guard members and state security officers granted certain exemptions
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National Guard members and state security officers granted certain exemptions. (a) Members of the Wyoming national guard are exempt from: (i) Labor on the public highways; (ii) Service as jurors; (iii) Garnishment or attachment of monies accruing from performance of military duty…
W.S. § 19-9-402 Malpractice liability for professionals serving with the Wyoming national guard
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Malpractice liability for professionals serving with the Wyoming national guard. The state shall defend, hold harmless and indemnify any member of the Wyoming national guard who possesses a license or credentials to practice a profession and who meets the requirements of the Wyom…
W.S. § 19-9-403 Pay and allowances of officers and enlisted persons in active state service and state active duty; worker's compensation coverage for national guard members; no pension denied by reason of service
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Pay and allowances of officers and enlisted persons in active state service and state active duty; worker's compensation coverage for national guard members; no pension denied by reason of service. (a) Officers and enlisted men while in active state service shall receive the same…
W.S. § 19-9-404 Complaints of wrongs; Uniform Code of Military Justice Article 138-similar procedure
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Complaints of wrongs; Uniform Code of Military Justice Article 138-similar procedure. Any member of the Wyoming national guard who believes the member has been wronged by a commanding officer, and who, upon due application to that commanding officer, is refused redress may compla…
W.S. § 19-9-207 (g) The attorney general shall represent Wyoming national guard members, peace officers or law enforcement officials in litigation that may commence due to a national guard member's, peace officer's o
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(g) The attorney general shall represent Wyoming national guard members, peace officers or law enforcement officials in litigation that may commence due to a national guard member's, peace officer's or law enforcement official's compliance with subsection (e) or (f) of this secti…
W.S. § 19-9-501 Educational assistance for national guard members; administration of plan
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Educational assistance for national guard members; administration of plan. The Wyoming national guard educational assistance plan is established to provide assistance for qualified members of the Wyoming national guard who enroll in institutions of higher education in this state.…
W.S. § 19-9-502 Definitions
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Definitions. (a) As used in this article: (i) "Authorized courses" means: (A) Credit courses which meet undergraduate or graduate degree requirements; and (B) Credit courses which meet requirements for completion of vocational or technical training for a declared educational obje…
W.S. § 19-9-503 Requirements for educational assistance; assistance payments
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Requirements for educational assistance; assistance payments. (a) Subject to legislative appropriation and in accordance with the provisions of this article, the adjutant general or his designee, may authorize the payment of higher education tuition and mandatory fees for active …