§ 58-1-112. Martial Rule — Proclamation by Governor — Procedure
Whenever any portion of the national guard is employed pursuant to § 58-1-106, the governor, if in the governor’s judgment the maintenance of law and order will thereby be promoted, may, by proclamation, declare the county or city in which troops are serving, or any specified portion thereof, to be under martial rule. Following the […]
§ 58-1-113. Service Without the State — Offenses Committed — Jurisdiction
The governor may order the national guard, or any part thereof, to serve outside the borders of this state or of the United States in order to perform military duty of every description and to participate in parades, reviews, cruises, conferences, encampments, maneuvers or other training and to participate in small arms and other military […]
§ 58-1-114. Military Department Constituted
That agency, division or department of the state government, comprising the headquarters of the military forces of the state as constituted and defined in § 58-1-104, and the emergency management agency, shall be known and is hereby designated as the military department. The adjutant general shall be the executive head of the military department and […]
§ 58-1-115. Adjutant General — Appointment
The adjutant general shall be appointed by the governor for a term concurrent with the term of the governor who appointed the adjutant general, and shall serve as such at the pleasure of the governor. The adjutant general shall have such rank as may be conferred by the governor, but in no event shall such […]
§ 58-1-116. Duties of the Adjutant General — Records of Office as Evidence
The adjutant general shall be chief of staff to the governor and subordinate only to the governor in matters pertaining to the military department and the military and naval affairs of the state. It shall be the duty of the adjutant general to direct the planning and employment of the military forces of the state […]
§ 58-1-117. Design of the Flag or Banner of the Military Department
The flag or banner of the Tennessee military department shall be of the following design, colors and proportions: an oblong flag or banner, the principal field of the flag or banner to be of the color blue, but the flag or banner ending at its free or outer end in a perpendicular bar of crimson, […]
§ 58-1-118. Offenses Involving Improper Use or Display of Military Decorations, Medals or Badges
It is an offense for a person to wear or display any decoration or medal authorized by congress for the armed forces of the United States, or any of the service medals or badges awarded to the members of those forces, or the ribbon, button or rosette of any such badge, decoration or medal, or […]
§ 58-1-119. Offense of Impersonating a Member of the United States Armed Forces
It is an offense for a person to falsely impersonate or represent to another, whether by conduct, dress, verbally or in writing, that such person or a third party is or was a member of the armed forces of the United States with the intent to deceive or cause another to believe the representation when […]
§ 58-1-102. Definitions
In parts 1, 2 and 4-6 of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: “Active duty” and “active service” means military duty in a military force (not including the inactive national guard) or in the military department, under an order of the governor issued pursuant to parts 1, 2 and 4-6 of this chapter and […]
§ 58-1-103. Custom and Usage of the Armed Forces of the United States — Regulations Continued in Effect
All matters relating to the organization, discipline and government of the Tennessee national guard, not otherwise provided for in parts 1, 2 and 4-6 of this chapter, or by regulations issued pursuant thereto, shall be decided by the customs and usage of the appropriate force or forces of the armed forces of the United States. […]