The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2024 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Title 20 : Internal Security and Public Safety
Chapter 061 : General Provisions
(Cite as: 20 V.S.A. § 1151)-
§ 1151. Organization and maintenance
(a) Whenever any part of the National Guard of this State is in active federal service, the Governor may organize and maintain within this State any military forces the Governor deems necessary to defend the State.
(b) The forces shall be:
(1) composed of officers commissioned or assigned, and any able-bodied citizens of the State who volunteer for service;
(2) additional to and distinct from the National Guard and shall be known as the Vermont State Guard;
(3) uniformed;
(4) located in places having National Guard units in federal service and, provided adequate personnel are available for service, other places the Governor may direct; and
(5) subject to regulations adopted by the Secretary of the Army for the organization, training, instruction, and discipline of similar military forces. (Amended 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 132; 2021, No. 10, § 55.)
