Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73not60
§10214 Adjutants General and Assistant Adjutants General: Reference to Other Officers of National Guard
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle E— Reserve Components › Part I— ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 1007— ADMINISTRATION OF RESERVE COMPONENTS › § 10214
Summary
If a state's law says a different National Guard officer (not the adjutant general or an assistant adjutant general) usually does the adjutant general's duties, then the parts of federal law in sections 12004(b)(1), 12215, 12642(c), 14507(b), 14508(h), and 14512 that name the adjutant general or an assistant adjutant general must be treated as referring to that other officer instead.
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Title 10, §10214
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In any case in which, under the laws of a State, an officer of the National Guard of that jurisdiction, other than the adjutant general or an assistant adjutant general, normally performs the duties of that office, the references in section 12004(b)(1), 12215, 12642(c), 14507(b), 14508(h), and 14512 of this title to the adjutant general or the assistant adjutant general shall be applied to that officer instead of to the adjutant general or assistant adjutant general.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 281 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–337, § 1661(a)(2)(A).
Amendments
2011—Pub. L. 111–383 substituted “14508(h)” for “14508(e)”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Dec. 1, 1994, except as otherwise provided, see section 1691 of Pub. L. 103–337, set out as a note under section 10001 of this title.
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10 U.S.C. § 10214
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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