Section 111 – Military court — Concurrent prosecutorial jurisdiction with county or district attorney.
Effective 5/4/2022 39A-3-111. Military court — Concurrent prosecutorial jurisdiction with county or district attorney. (1) The county attorney or district attorney, as appropriate under Sections 17-18a-202 and 17-18a-203, of the county where an offense under the Utah Code of Military Justice is committed has concurrent jurisdiction with a military court to prosecute the accused individual […]
Section 201 – Tuition and fees assistance for Utah National Guard members — Use and allocation — Appropriation.
Effective 5/4/2022 39A-3-201. Tuition and fees assistance for Utah National Guard members — Use and allocation — Appropriation. (1) (a) As used in this section, “fees” means general course fees, in addition to tuition, that are: (i) imposed by an institution of higher education; and (ii) required to be paid by a student to engage […]
Section 202 – Pay and care of soldiers and airmen disabled while on state active duty.
Effective 5/4/2022 39A-3-202. Pay and care of soldiers and airmen disabled while on state active duty. (1) (a) Before a servicemember may be considered disabled in accordance with this section, the Adjutant General shall determine whether the servicemember’s illness, injury, or disease was contracted or occurred through the fault or negligence of the servicemember. If […]
Section 203 – Compensation for injury or death.
Effective 5/4/2022 39A-3-203. Compensation for injury or death. Within 72 hours of the reported death of a member of the National Guard on state active duty, the state shall provide a death gratuity payment of $100,000 to: (1) the individual designated as the recipient of the member’s unpaid pay and allowances in the member’s service […]
Section 204 – National Guard Death Benefit Restricted Account.
Effective 5/4/2022 39A-3-204. National Guard Death Benefit Restricted Account. (1) There is created within the General Fund a restricted account known as “National Guard Death Benefit Account.” (2) (a) The restricted account shall be funded from funds appropriated by the Legislature. (b) Funds in the restricted account may only be used to pay the death […]
Section 101 – Utah State Defense Force — How constituted.
Effective 5/4/2022 39A-4-101. Utah State Defense Force — How constituted. (1) Unless exempt under Subsection (2), all able-bodied citizens, and all able-bodied individuals of foreign birth who have declared their intention to become citizens, are 18 years old or older and younger than 64 years old, and are residents of this state, constitute the Utah […]
Section 102 – Governor authorized to organize Utah State Defense Force.
Effective 5/4/2022 39A-4-102. Governor authorized to organize Utah State Defense Force. (1) The governor, by virtue of the governor’s office, may organize and maintain the Utah State Defense Force. (2) The Defense Force may be composed of officers commissioned or assigned, and able-bodied citizens of the state who volunteer for service, supplemented if necessary by […]
Section 103 – Qualifications of members.
Effective 5/4/2022 39A-4-103. Qualifications of members. An individual may not be commissioned or enlisted in the Defense Force who: (1) is not a citizen of the United States; or (2) has been expelled or dishonorably discharged from any military service. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 373, 2022 General Session
Section 106 – State active duty orders.
Effective 5/4/2022 39A-3-106. State active duty orders. (1) Orders for state duty may be oral or written. (2) Written orders shall be issued by the governor or the adjutant general. (3) An oral order may be delivered by an officer or noncommissioned officer. Enacted by Chapter 373, 2022 General Session
Section 107 – Pay and benefits of National Guard members on state active duty.
Effective 5/4/2022 39A-3-107. Pay and benefits of National Guard members on state active duty. (1) When called into the service of the state and not in the service of the United States, the members of the National Guard shall: (a) receive at least the same pay and allowance as members of the regular Army or […]