The head of the Military Department shall be a commissioned officer of the National Guard of Alabama and shall be designated as the Adjutant General. He shall be designated and assigned to duty as the Adjutant General by the Governor and shall serve as Adjutant General at the pleasure of the Governor. He may be commissioned as an officer on the state staff, in the Adjutant General's office, and he may have such rank as is now or may hereafter be provided for an officer of the state staff, Adjutant General's office, under the provisions of the National Defense Act and Department of Defense regulations promulgated thereunder. The officer of the National Guard of Alabama assigned to duty by the Governor as the Adjutant General may be commissioned by the Governor as a general officer in the National Guard of Alabama, with the consent of the Senate. The Adjutant General shall be appointed from among active officers of the federally recognized National Guard, and he shall have had at least six years' service therein, two years of which must have been in the line, and he shall have served as a commissioned officer in the active National Guard for not less than four years. The Adjutant General of the state shall be in direct charge of the military department and shall be responsible to the Governor and Commander in Chief for the proper performance of his duties. All the powers conferred and duties imposed by law upon the Adjutant General shall be exercised or performed by him under the direction and control of the Governor. The Adjutant General shall be chief of the state staff, National Guard of Alabama, the personal staff of the Governor, and similar military agencies of the state. He shall supervise the receipt, preservation, repair, distribution, issuance, and collection of all arms, military equipment and stores of the state and of the United States. He shall supervise all troops, arms and branches of the militia, such supervisory powers covering primarily all duties pertaining to organization, armament, discipline, training, recruiting, inspecting, instructing, pay, subsistence, and supplies. He shall maintain a roster of all the officers and men of the National Guard and Naval Militia of the state and keep on file in his office copies of all orders, reports, and communications received and issued by the Military Department in its several branches and sections. He shall, from time to time, cause the laws and all state regulations that may be written thereunder to be printed, bound, and distributed at the expense of the state. The Adjutant General shall, from time to time, prepare and publish, by order of the Governor, such orders, rules, and regulations, consistent with the laws, as are necessary to bring the organization, armament, equipment, training, and discipline of the various classes of the Militia of Alabama to a state of efficiency as near as possible to that of the United States Army and Navy. He shall prepare such reports and returns as the Secretary of Defense of the United States may prescribe and require. He shall perform such other duties as may be required of him by the Commander in Chief. The Comptroller of Alabama shall draw warrants on the Treasury for all expenses incurred under this section on bills regularly presented to, and approved by, the Governor. It shall be the duty of the Adjutant General, if ordered by the Governor, to visit and inspect each company, troop, or battery at least once a year, and to report to the Commander in Chief the condition of armories and other military buildings and properties, and of the arms, equipment, and personnel of the companies, troops, or batteries, and make such recommendations as he thinks proper in regard thereto; provided that, the Adjutant General may designate members of the state staff or field officers of the National Guard as inspecting officers for the purposes in question. The Adjutant General shall assist all persons residing in Alabama or other states having claims against the state or the United States for compensation, pension, retired pay, bounty, or back pay or service medals and decorations awarded by the United States or the State of Alabama, where such claims and requests have arisen out of, or by reason of, service in any of the wars or insurrections concerning the United States or the State of Alabama. He shall furnish to claimants or their accredited representatives, or assist them in procuring, all necessary certificates and certified abstracts from the records and documents in the State Military Department and other departments of the state or the United States; provided that any or all of these services shall be rendered without charge to the claimant. The Adjutant General shall have a seal of office, to be approved by the Commander in Chief, and all copies of papers in his office duly certified and authenticated under the seal shall be evidence in all cases in like manner as if the original were produced.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.
Section 31-2-2 - Composition and Administration of State Militia Generally.
Section 31-2-3 - Divisions of State Militia; Composition of Organized Militia and National Guard.
Section 31-2-4 - Composition of Naval Militia.
Section 31-2-5 - Composition of Unorganized Militia.
Section 31-2-6 - Persons Exempted From Militia Service, Etc.
Section 31-2-7 - Maintenance of Troops in Time of Peace.
Section 31-2-10 - Appropriations for State Defense Force.
Section 31-2-13 - Service Benefits for Government Employees, Etc.
Section 31-2-14 - Bonds of Persons Responsible for Public or Military Property or Public Funds.
Section 31-2-16 - Per Diem of Officers or Enlisted Men Under Military Travel Orders.
Section 31-2-17 - Unauthorized Wearing of Uniform of United States Armed Forces.
Section 31-2-18 - Wearing Foreign Uniforms - Prohibited; Exceptions.
Section 31-2-19 - Wearing Foreign Uniforms - Penalties.
Section 31-2-20 - Unauthorized Wearing of Uniform While Not on Duty.
Section 31-2-21 - Discrimination Against Person Wearing Uniform.
Section 31-2-23 - Arms, Equipment, etc., to Be Deposited in Armories, Etc.
Section 31-2-24 - Preservation of Arms, Equipment, etc., by Officers.
Section 31-2-27 - Unauthorized Use of Military Property for Private Purposes.
Section 31-2-29 - Wilful or Malicious Destruction, etc., of Military Property.
Section 31-2-32 - Liability of Officers and Enlisted Men for Lost or Damaged Military Property.
Section 31-2-34 - Proceedings When Member of Armed Forces Unable to Account for Property or Money.
Section 31-2-35 - Matters Governed by Custom and Usage of United States Armed Forces.
Section 31-2-37 - Annual Encampments or Cruises.
Section 31-2-39 - Emergency Purchases.
Section 31-2-40 - Enforcement of Sanitation Laws in Camps or Garrisons.
Section 31-2-41 - National Guard and Naval Militia Service Medals.
Section 31-2-42 - Retirement of Officers and Enlisted Men From National Guard.
Section 31-2-45 - Designations of Units Engaged in Federal Service.
Section 31-2-46 - When Unorganized Militia May Be Ordered Out for Active Service.
Section 31-2-48 - Manner of Ordering Out Unorganized Militia; Organization; Appointment of Officers.
Section 31-2-49 - Draft of Unorganized Militia.
Section 31-2-50 - Failure to Appear for Duty in Militia.
Section 31-2-51 - Commander in Chief - Designated.
Section 31-2-52 - Commander in Chief - Powers and Duties Generally.
Section 31-2-53 - Personal Military Staff of Governor.
Section 31-2-54 - Governor's Flag.
Section 31-2-56 - Exhibitions, Athletic Matches and Contests in Armories, Etc.
Section 31-2-61 - Salaries of Officers and Employees of Military Department.
Section 31-2-62 - Bonds of Adjutant General and Other Employees of Military Department.
Section 31-2-63 - Offices, Furniture, Stationery, etc., of Military Department.
Section 31-2-67 - Annual Report by Adjutant General to Governor.
Section 31-2-68 - Audit of Books, Accounts, etc., of Adjutant General and Other Officers.
Section 31-2-72 - General Officers of the Line.
Section 31-2-74 - Enlistments, etc., in National Guard.
Section 31-2-75 - Discharge of Enlisted Members of National Guard.
Section 31-2-76 - Drills, Encampments, Maneuvers, Etc.
Section 31-2-79 - Exemption of Members of Militia From Arrest.
Section 31-2-82 - Armed Forces Organizations Not to Leave State Without Permission.
Section 31-2-84 - Right of Troops as to Use of Streets and Highways.
Section 31-2-85 - Compensation for Injury, Disability, and Death.
Section 31-2-85.1 - Medical Expenses for Members of National Guard or Alabama State Defense Force.
Section 31-2-86 - Payment for Damages Caused by National Guard Members Acting in Line of Duty.
Section 31-2-90 - Appointment of Counsel to Defend National Guard Members in Certain Actions.
Section 31-2-98 - Courts-Martial for Members of National Guard - Evidence.
Section 31-2-99 - Courts-Martial for Members of National Guard - Employment of Court Reporter.
Section 31-2-100 - Courts-Martial for Members of National Guard - Subpoena of Witnesses.
Section 31-2-102 - Courts-Martial for Members of National Guard - Payment of Expenses.
Section 31-2-107 - Courts of Inquiry.
Section 31-2-109 - Ordering Out of Troops - Authority of Governor.
Section 31-2-110 - Ordering Out of Troops - Restrictions.
Section 31-2-111 - Ordering Out of Troops - Request to Governor by Local Officials.
Section 31-2-115 - Dispersion of Mob, Etc. - Order to Disperse.
Section 31-2-116 - Dispersion of Mob, Etc. - Order to Disperse - Failure to Obey Order.
Section 31-2-117 - Dispersion of Mob, Etc. - Authority to Act to Disperse Mob, Etc.
Section 31-2-119 - Assault on National Guard Members, etc., Assembled for Performance of Duties.
Section 31-2-120 - Protection of National Guard Troops, etc., From Assault, Etc.
Section 31-2-121 - Duty to Disperse When Shot Fired, etc., at National Guard.
Section 31-2-122 - Regulation of Passage and Occupancy on Streets, etc., During Riot, Etc.
Section 31-2-125 - Unauthorized Military Organizations.
Section 31-2-128 - Dropping Allowance.
Section 31-2-131 - Revolving Fund.
Section 31-2-132 - Regular Military Appropriations.
Section 31-2-133 - Special Appropriations for National Guard in Active Military Service of State.