250.24 Pay and expenses; appropriation; procedures.— (1) The pay and expenses of troops ordered to state active duty shall be paid from any appropriation for preserving the public peace or from the pay and expenses of troops ordered out in aid of civil authorities. Payments shall be made upon prescribed forms of payrolls and vouchers, accompanied by […]
250.25 Governor and Chief Financial Officer authorized to borrow money.—When a state appropriation is not available for the pay and expenses of troops called to state active duty to preserve the peace or in aid of civil authorities, and funds are not immediately available for this purpose, the Governor and Chief Financial Officer may borrow money […]
250.26 Transfer of funds.—Where the available funds are not sufficient for the purposes specified in ss. 250.23, 250.24, and 250.34, the Governor and Chief Financial Officer may transfer from any available fund in the State Treasury the sum necessary to meet the emergency, and the moneys must be repaid to the fund from which transferred when […]
250.28 Military support to civil authorities.—When an invasion or insurrection in the state is made or threatened, or whenever there exists a threat to security, a terrorist threat or attack, a riot, a mob, an unlawful assembly, a breach of the peace, or resistance to the execution of the laws of the state, or imminent danger […]
250.29 Duty of officer receiving order to provide emergency aid to civil authority; penalty for failure to comply.—Any officer receiving an order to provide emergency aid to a civil authority shall immediately notify the personnel under his or her command, and as soon as the troops can be assembled, proceed to the duty site. If responding […]
250.30 Orders of civil authorities; tactical direction of troops; efforts to disperse before attack.—When an armed force is called out in aid of the civil authorities, the orders of the civil officer or officers may extend to a direction of the general or specific objects to be accomplished and the duration of service by the Florida […]
250.31 Liability of members of the organized militia; defense of actions or proceedings.— (1) Members of the Florida National Guard ordered into state active duty or full-time National Guard duty or ordered into federal training or duty are not liable, civilly or criminally, for any lawful act done by them in the performance of their duty, while […]
250.32 Commanding officer’s control of arms sales.—When any part of the militia of Florida is on state active duty by the order of the Governor to aid in the enforcement of the laws, the commanding officer of such troops may order the closing of any places where arms, ammunition, dynamite, explosives, or intoxicating liquors are sold, […]
250.33 Powers of commanding officer on state active duty.—The commanding officer of troops on state active duty may incarcerate and detain, until such person can be turned over to the civil authorities, any person guilty of drunkenness, breach of the peace, or disorderly conduct, within 1 mile of a camp, garrison, or station. The commanding officer […]
250.34 Injury or death on state active duty.— (1) Every member of the Florida National Guard who is injured or disabled while on state active duty must be furnished medical attention and necessary hospitalization at the expense of the state, and must be continued in a pay status on state active duty until a board of inquiry, […]
250.341 Cancellation of health insurance.— (1) Any health insurance policy, certificate, or evidence of health coverage which provides coverage to a member of the Florida National Guard, or a member of any branch of the United States military reserves who is a resident of this state, called to active duty or state active duty, must: (a) Continue all […]
250.35 Military justice.— (1) The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. ss. 801 et seq., and the Manual for Courts-Martial (2019 Edition) are adopted for use by the Florida National Guard, except as otherwise provided by this chapter, and together with this chapter may be referred to as the Florida Code of Military Justice (FCMJ). […]
250.351 Courts-martial; jurisdiction.— (1) Members of the Florida National Guard are subject to this chapter and the Florida Code of Military Justice, including the punitive provisions thereof, at all times during their enlistment or appointment, whether in civilian or military status and whether serving in this state or outside the state. Jurisdiction is based exclusively on membership […]
250.36 Mandates and process.— (1) Military courts may issue all process and mandates, including writs, warrants, and subpoenas, necessary to carry out the powers vested in the courts. Such mandates and process may be directed to the sheriff of a county and must be in the form prescribed by the Adjutant General in the rules issued by […]
250.37 Expenses of courts-martial.— (1) All expenses incurred in a court-martial proceeding, including the payment of court reporters, sheriff’s fees for service of warrants, summons, subpoenas, and all other necessary and lawful fees to civil officers for service, and witness fees at the same rate allowed by law in criminal cases, together with the pay, subsistence, and […]
250.375 Medical officer authorization.—A physician who holds an active license to practice medicine in any state, a United States territory, or the District of Columbia, while serving as a medical officer with or in support of the Florida National Guard, pursuant to federal or state orders, may practice medicine on military personnel or civilians during an […]
250.38 Liability.—An action or proceeding may not be prosecuted or maintained against a member of a military court or officer or person acting under its authority or reviewing its proceeding on account of the approval, imposition, or execution of any sentence; the imposition or collection of a fine or penalty; or the execution of any warrant, […]
250.39 Penalty for contempt.—A person may not use disorderly, contemptuous, or indecorous language or expression to or before any military court, or any member of such court, in open court, tending to interrupt its proceedings, or impair the respect due its authority, commit any breach of the peace, or make any noises or other disturbances directly […]
250.40 Armory Board; creation; membership, terms, and compensation; duties and responsibilities.— (1) There is created an Armory Board, which is charged with the supervision and control of all Florida National Guard armories, facilities, and real property within the state used for military purposes. (2)(a) Voting members of the Armory Board include the Governor as Commander in Chief and […]
250.43 Wearing of uniform and insignia of rank; penalty.— (1) The uniform or insignia of rank worn by officers of the Florida National Guard shall be worn only by persons entitled thereto by commission under the laws of the state or the United States. Any person violating this subsection commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable […]
