A. “Militia” means all the military forces of this state, organized and unorganized, whether active or inactive; but excludes the regularly organized police forces of the state or its political subdivisions and excludes the civil air patrol division. B. “National guard” means the New Mexico army national guard and the New Mexico air national guard. […]
The militia is composed of the organized and the unorganized militia. A. The organized militia is the national guard and the standing cadre of the state defense force and such parts of the unorganized militia when and as may be activated, enrolled or enlisted into the national guard or into the state defense force. B. […]
A. The governor may, in case of insurrection, invasion, riot or breach of the peace or of imminent danger thereof or in case of other emergency, order into active service of the state the militia or any components or parts thereof that have not been called into federal service. As used in this section, “emergency” […]
Whenever any portion of the militia is in active service of the state in aid of civil authority, the governor, if in his judgment the maintenance of law and order will thereby be promoted, may by proclamation declare a specified area in which the troops are serving to be in a state of insurrection and […]
A. In case the United States is at war or in case of any other emergency declared by the president or the congress of the United States or by the governor or the legislature of this state, any organization, unit or detachment of the military forces of this state by direction of the governor and […]
A. When the national guard or a part thereof is called or ordered into active federal service under the constitution and laws of the United States and the numbers or composition of the national guard forces are insufficient to meet such call or order, the governor may order out and cause through the adjutant general […]
A. The composition, uniform, equipment and location of all units of the militia shall be prescribed by the governor consistent with the laws and regulations of the United States. B. The designation of organizations of the national guard shall not be given to any new organization during their absence from the state. History: 1978 Comp., […]
Members of the organized militia may be promoted by the governor to the next higher grade on the occasion of their retirement from service under the following conditions: A. that the member has honorably served either a total of thirty years in the federal military or organized militia combined or a minimum of twenty years […]
ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1987, ch. 318, § 98A repealed 20-2-9 to 20-2-18 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1925, ch. 113, §§ 8 to 20, relating to assignment of county quotas, appointment of officers, draft, reports, call-up for federal service, process and service, and composition and location of units, effective April 10, 1987.
