California Military and Veterans Code

§ 142

MVC § 142 Effective Jan 1, 2021Div. 2 · Part 1 · Ch. 2 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)The Governor may order the active militia or any portion of it to perform military duty of every description, including necessary administrative duties, and to participate in small arms gunnery competitions in this state or in any other state or territory or the District of Columbia, or in any fort, camp, or reservation of the United States. The Governor may also authorize the performance of military duty or participation in small arms or gunnery competitions by any part of the active militia anywhere outside the state or outside the United States. Cruise duty ordered for the Naval Militia may be required to be performed on United States vessels.

(b)Service members selected for permanent positions shall be selected using a military competitive selection process. A service member ordered to state active duty in accordance with this section who remains on state active duty for six consecutive years shall be eligible for career state active duty status and may remain on state active duty until the service member reaches 60 years of age or is separated for cause. At 60 years of age, a service member may remain on state active duty under temporary orders, which may be renewed annually.

(c)Orders for a service member with less than six years of state active duty service shall expire annually unless renewed or the service member is separated for cause.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 97, Sec. 16. (AB 2193) Effective January 1, 2021.