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Article 1 - Classification of Militia.
§ 127A-1 - Composition of militia. - 127A-1. Composition of militia. The militia of the State shall...
§ 127A-2 - Classification of militia. - 127A-2. Classification of militia. The militia shall be divided into...
§ 127A-3 - Organized militia; National Guard. - 127A-3. Organized militia; National Guard. The North Carolina National Guard,...
§ 127A-4 - Organized militia; naval militia. - 127A-4. Organized militia; naval militia. The naval militia shall consist...
§ 127A-5 - Organized militia; State defense militia. - 127A-5. Organized militia; State defense militia. The State defense militia...
§ 127A-6 - Organized militia; historic military commands. - 127A-6. Organized militia; historic military commands. Historic military commands are...
§ 127A-7 - Composition of unorganized militia. - 127A-7. Composition of unorganized militia. The unorganized militia shall consist...
§ 127A-8 - Exemptions from duty with the militia. - 127A-8. Exemptions from duty with the militia. The officers, judicial...
§ 127A-9 - Number of troops authorized. - 127A-9. Number of troops authorized. In time of peace the...
§ 127A-10 - Corps entitled to retain privileges. - 127A-10. Corps entitled to retain privileges. Any corps of artillery,...
Article 2 - General Administrative Officers.
§ 127A-16 - Governor as commander in chief. - 127A-16. Governor as commander in chief. (a) The Governor shall...
§ 127A-17 - Commander in chief to prescribe regulations. - 127A-17. Commander in chief to prescribe regulations. The commander in...
§ 127A-17.1 - Confidentiality of National Guard records. - 127A-17.1. Confidentiality of National Guard records. Notwithstanding any provision of...
§ 127A-18 - Personal staff of Governor. - 127A-18. Personal staff of Governor. The Governor may detail not...
§ 127A-19 - Adjutant General. - 127A-19. Adjutant General. (a) The military head of the militia...
§ 127A-20 - Administrative and operational relationships of the Adjutant General. - 127A-20. Administrative and operational relationships of the Adjutant General. In...
§ 127A-21 - United States property and fiscal officer. - 127A-21. United States property and fiscal officer. (a) The Governor...
§ 127A-22 - North Carolina property and fiscal officer. - 127A-22. North Carolina property and fiscal officer. (a) Upon full...
§ 127A-23 - Commissions for commandants and officers at qualified educational institutions. - 127A-23. Commissions for commandants and officers at qualified educational institutions....
Article 3 - National Guard.
§ 127A-29 - National Guard. - 127A-29. National Guard. The North Carolina National Guard class of...
§ 127A-30 - Organization of National Guard units. - 127A-30. Organization of National Guard units. Except as otherwise specifically...
§ 127A-31 - Location of units. - 127A-31. Location of units. The Governor shall determine and fix...
§ 127A-32 - Officers appointed and commissioned; oath of office. - 127A-32. Officers appointed and commissioned; oath of office. All officers...
§ 127A-33 - Promotion of officers by seniority and in accordance with regulations. - 127A-33. Promotion of officers by seniority and in accordance with...
§ 127A-34 - Relative rank among officers of same grade. - 127A-34. Relative rank among officers of same grade. Officers of...
§ 127A-35 - Elimination and disposition of officers; efficiency board; transfer to inactive status. - 127A-35. Elimination and disposition of officers; efficiency board; transfer to...
§ 127A-36 - Retirement of officers. - 127A-36. Retirement of officers. Retirement of officers shall be regulated...
§ 127A-37 - Enlistments in National Guard; oath of enlistment. - 127A-37. Enlistments in National Guard; oath of enlistment. (a) Enlistments...
§ 127A-38 - Discharge of enlisted personnel. - 127A-38. Discharge of enlisted personnel. (a) Enlisted personnel discharged from...
§ 127A-39 - Membership continued in the National Guard. - 127A-39. Membership continued in the National Guard. When called or...
§ 127A-40 - Pensions for the members of the North Carolina National Guard. - 127A-40. Pensions for the members of the North Carolina National...
§ 127A-40.1 - North Carolina National Guard Pension Fund. - 127A-40.1. North Carolina National Guard Pension Fund. (a) As used...
§ 127A-41 - Uniforms, arms and equipment. - 127A-41. Uniforms, arms and equipment. The North Carolina National Guard...
§ 127A-41.1 - Recodified as G.S127B-31 by Session Laws 2019-161, s1(b), effective October 1, 2019. - 127A-41.1. Recodified as G.S. 127B-31 by Session Laws 2019-161, s....
§ 127A-41.2 - Operation of post exchanges. - 127A-41.2. Operation of post exchanges. (a) The North Carolina National...
§ 127A-42 - Distinguished Service Medal by Governor of North Carolina. - 127A-42. Distinguished Service Medal by Governor of North Carolina. There...
§ 127A-43 - North Carolina National Guard Meritorious Service Medal. - 127A-43. North Carolina National Guard Meritorious Service Medal. There is...
§ 127A-44 - North Carolina National Guard Commendation Medal. - 127A-44. North Carolina National Guard Commendation Medal. There is hereby...
§ 127A-44.1 - North Carolina National Guard Achievement Medal. - 127A-44.1. North Carolina National Guard Achievement Medal. There is hereby...
§ 127A-45 - North Carolina National Guard State Active Duty Award. - 127A-45. North Carolina National Guard State Active Duty Award. There...
§ 127A-45.1 - North Carolina National Guard Governor's Unit Citation. - 127A-45.1. North Carolina National Guard Governor's Unit Citation. There is...
§ 127A-45.2 - North Carolina National Guard Meritorious Unit Citation. - 127A-45.2. North Carolina National Guard Meritorious Unit Citation. There is...
§ 127A-45.2A - North Carolina National Guard Outstanding Unit Award. - 127A-45.2A. North Carolina National Guard Outstanding Unit Award. There is...
§ 127A-45.3 - North Carolina National Guard Distinguished Civilian Service Medal. - 127A-45.3. North Carolina National Guard Distinguished Civilian Service Medal. There...
§ 127A-45.4 - North Carolina National Guard Outstanding Civilian Service Medal. - 127A-45.4. North Carolina National Guard Outstanding Civilian Service Medal. There...
§ 127A-45.5 - North Carolina National Guard Meritorious Civilian Service Award. - 127A-45.5. North Carolina National Guard Meritorious Civilian Service Award. There...
§ 127A-45.5A - Other awards. - 127A-45.5A. Other awards. The Adjutant General may, from time to...
§ 127A-46 - Authority to wear medals, ribbons and other awards. - 127A-46. Authority to wear medals, ribbons and other awards. The...
§ 127A-47 - Courts-martial for National Guard. - 127A-47. Courts-martial for National Guard. Courts-martial for military personnel of...
§ 127A-48 - General courts-martial. - 127A-48. General courts-martial. General courts-martial for military personnel of the...
§ 127A-49 - Special courts-martial; appointments, power and authority. - 127A-49. Special courts-martial; appointments, power and authority. In the North...
§ 127A-50 - Summary courts-martial. - 127A-50. Summary courts-martial. In the North Carolina National Guard, not...
§ 127A-50.1 - Military judges. - 127A-50.1. Military judges. The Adjutant General shall appoint military judges...
§ 127A-51 - Nonjudicial punishment. - 127A-51. Nonjudicial punishment. Any commander of the North Carolina National...
§ 127A-52 - Jurisdiction of courts-martial. - 127A-52. Jurisdiction of courts-martial. The jurisdiction of courts-martial of the...
§ 127A-53 - Manual for Courts-Martial. - 127A-53. Manual for Courts-Martial. Trials and proceedings by all courts...
§ 127A-54 - Pretrial confinement; sentences; where executed[Effective until January 1, 2023] - 127A-54. Pretrial confinement; sentences; where executed. [Effective until January 1,...
§ 127A-55 - Forms for courts-martial procedure. - 127A-55. Forms for courts-martial procedure. In the North Carolina National...
§ 127A-56 - Powers of courts-martial. - 127A-56. Powers of courts-martial. In the North Carolina National Guard,...
§ 127A-57 - Execution of processes and sentences. - 127A-57. Execution of processes and sentences. All warrants and other...
§ 127A-59 - (See note for contingency) Sentences. - 127A-59. (See note for contingency) Sentences. When any sentence to...
§ 127A-60 - Approval of sentence. - 127A-60. Approval of sentence. No sentence imposed by a special...
§ 127A-61 - Disposition of fines. - 127A-61. Disposition of fines. Fines imposed by courts-martial under this...
§ 127A-62 - Appeals; discretionary review. - 127A-62. Appeals; discretionary review. (a) Jurisdiction. - Court-martial judgments which...
§ 127A-64 - Availability of resources for National Guard Family Assistance Centers; report. - 127A-64. Availability of resources for National Guard Family Assistance Centers;...
§ 127A-65 - List of rights; posting. - 127A-65. List of rights; posting. The North Carolina National Guard...
Article 4 - Naval Militia.
§ 127A-67 - Organization and equipment. - 127A-67. Organization and equipment. The organization of the naval militia...
§ 127A-68 - Officers appointed to naval militia. - 127A-68. Officers appointed to naval militia. Officers of the United...
§ 127A-69 - Officers assigned to duty. - 127A-69. Officers assigned to duty. Line officers of the naval...
§ 127A-70 - Discipline in naval militia. - 127A-70. Discipline in naval militia. The naval militia shall be...
§ 127A-71 - Disbursing and accounting officer. - 127A-71. Disbursing and accounting officer. The Governor shall appoint a...
§ 127A-72 - Rendition of accounts. - 127A-72. Rendition of accounts. Accounting officers shall render accounts as...
§ 127A-73 - Disbandment of naval militia. - 127A-73. Disbandment of naval militia. No part of the naval...
§ 127A-74 - Courts-martial for naval militia. - 127A-74. Courts-martial for naval militia. Courts-martial for the naval militia,...
Article 5 - State Defense Militia.
§ 127A-80 - Authority to organize and maintain North Carolina State Defense Militia. - 127A-80. Authority to organize and maintain North Carolina State Defense...
§ 127A-81 - State defense militia cadre. - 127A-81. State defense militia cadre. (a) The Governor is authorized:...
Article 6 - Unorganized Militia.
§ 127A-87 - Unorganized militia ordered out for service. - 127A-87. Unorganized militia ordered out for service. The commander in...
§ 127A-88 - Manner of ordering out unorganized militia. - 127A-88. Manner of ordering out unorganized militia. The Governor shall,...
§ 127A-89 - Draft of unorganized militia. - 127A-89. Draft of unorganized militia. If the unorganized militia is...
§ 127A-90 - Punishment for failure to appear. - 127A-90. Punishment for failure to appear. Every member of the...
§ 127A-91 - Promotion of marksmanship. - 127A-91. Promotion of marksmanship. The Adjutant General is authorized to...
Article 7 - Regulations as to Active Service.
§ 127A-97 - National Guard and naval militia first ordered out. - 127A-97. National Guard and naval militia first ordered out. In...
§ 127A-98 - Regulations enforced on active State service. - 127A-98. Regulations enforced on active State service. Whenever any portion...
§ 127A-99 - Regulations governing unorganized militia. - 127A-99. Regulations governing unorganized militia. Whenever any part of the...
Article 8 - Pay of Militia.
§ 127A-105 - Rations and pay on State service. - 127A-105. Rations and pay on State service. The militia of...
§ 127A-106 - Paid by the State. - 127A-106. Paid by the State. When the militia or any...
§ 127A-107 - Rate of pay for other service. - 127A-107. Rate of pay for other service. The Governor may,...
§ 127A-108 - Pay and care of soldiers, airmen and sailors disabled in service. - 127A-108. Pay and care of soldiers, airmen and sailors disabled...
§ 127A-109 - Pay of general and field officers. - 127A-109. Pay of general and field officers. General and field...
§ 127A-110 - Proceedings against third party injuring or killing organized militia personnel. - 127A-110. Proceedings against third party injuring or killing organized militia...
§ 127A-111 - Civilian leave option. - 127A-111. Civilian leave option. (a) A member of the North...
Article 9 - Privilege of Organized State Militia and Reserve Components of The United States Armed Forces.
§ 127A-116 - Leaves of absence for State officers and employees. - 127A-116. Leaves of absence for State officers and employees. The...
§ 127A-117 - Contributing members. - 127A-117. Contributing members. Each organization of the North Carolina National...
§ 127A-118 - Organizations may own property; actions. - 127A-118. Organizations may own property; actions. Organizations of the North...
§ 127A-119 - When families of soldiers, airmen and sailors supported by county. - 127A-119. When families of soldiers, airmen and sailors supported by...
Article 10 - Care of Military Property.
§ 127A-125 - Custody of military property. - 127A-125. Custody of military property. All public military property, except...
§ 127A-126 - Other suitable storage facilities. - 127A-126. Other suitable storage facilities. All public military property of...
§ 127A-127 - Property kept in good order. - 127A-127. Property kept in good order. Every officer and enlisted...
§ 127A-128 - Equipment and vehicles. - 127A-128. Equipment and vehicles. Equipment and vehicles issued by the...
§ 127A-129 - Transfer of property. - 127A-129. Transfer of property. All officers accountable or responsible for...
§ 127A-130 - Replacement of lost or damaged property. - 127A-130. Replacement of lost or damaged property. Whenever any military...
§ 127A-131 - Unlawful conversion or willful destruction of military property. - 127A-131. Unlawful conversion or willful destruction of military property. (a)...
Article 11 - Support of Militia.
§ 127A-137 - Requisition for federal funds. - 127A-137. Requisition for federal funds. The Governor shall make requisition...
§ 127A-138 - Local appropriations; unit funds. - 127A-138. Local appropriations; unit funds. (a) Every municipality and county...
§ 127A-139 - Allowances made to different organizations and personnel. - 127A-139. Allowances made to different organizations and personnel. (a) There...
Article 12 - General Provisions.
§ 127A-145 - Reports of officers. - 127A-145. Reports of officers. All officers of the North Carolina...
§ 127A-146 - Officer to give notice of absence. - 127A-146. Officer to give notice of absence. When any officer...
§ 127A-147 - Orders, rules, regulations and Uniform Code of Military Justice applicable to militia when not in service of United States. - 127A-147. Orders, rules, regulations and Uniform Code of Military Justice...
§ 127A-148 - Commander may prevent trespass and disorder. - 127A-148. Commander may prevent trespass and disorder. The commander upon...
§ 127A-149 - Power of arrest in certain emergencies. - 127A-149. Power of arrest in certain emergencies. In the event...
§ 127A-150 - Immunity of guardsmen from civil and criminal liability. - 127A-150. Immunity of guardsmen from civil and criminal liability. (a)...
§ 127A-151 - Organizing company without authority. - 127A-151. Organizing company without authority. If any person shall organize...
§ 127A-152 - Placing name on muster roll wrongfully. - 127A-152. Placing name on muster roll wrongfully. If any officer...
§ 127A-153 - Protection of uniform. - 127A-153. Protection of uniform. (a) The wearing of any military...
§ 127A-154 - Upkeep of properties. - 127A-154. Upkeep of properties. There shall be paid from the...
§ 127A-155 - When officers authorized to administer oaths. - 127A-155. When officers authorized to administer oaths. Officers of the...
Article 13 - Armories.
§ 127A-161 - Definitions. - 127A-161. Definitions. As used in this Article, the following terms...
§ 127A-162 - Authority to foster development of armories and facilities. - 127A-162. Authority to foster development of armories and facilities. The...
§ 127A-163 - Powers of Department specified. - 127A-163. Powers of Department specified. The Department of Public Safety...
§ 127A-164 - Power to acquire land, make contracts, etc. - 127A-164. Power to acquire land, make contracts, etc. In furtherance...
§ 127A-165 - Counties and municipalities may lease, convey or acquire property for use as armory. - 127A-165. Counties and municipalities may lease, convey or acquire property...
§ 127A-166 - Prior conveyances validated. - 127A-166. Prior conveyances validated. All conveyances of real property made...
§ 127A-167 - Appropriations to supplement available funds authorized. - 127A-167. Appropriations to supplement available funds authorized. Any city or...
§ 127A-168 - Local financial support. - 127A-168. Local financial support. Each county and city in this...
§ 127A-169 - Unexpended portion of State appropriation. - 127A-169. Unexpended portion of State appropriation. The unexpended portion of...
Article 14 - National Guard Mutual Assistance Compact.
§ 127A-175 - Purposes. - 127A-175. Purposes. (a) Provide for mutual aid among the party...
§ 127A-176 - Entry into force and withdrawal. - 127A-176. Entry into force and withdrawal. (a) This Compact shall...
§ 127A-177 - Definitions; mutual aid. - 127A-177. Definitions; mutual aid. (a) As used in this Article:...
§ 127A-178 - Delegation. - 127A-178. Delegation. Nothing in this Compact shall be construed to...
§ 127A-179 - Limitations. - 127A-179. Limitations. Nothing in this Compact shall: (1) Expand or...
§ 127A-180 - Construction and severability. - 127A-180. Construction and severability. This Compact shall be liberally construed...
§ 127A-181 - Payment of liability to responding state. - 127A-181. Payment of liability to responding state. Upon presentation of...
§ 127A-182 - Status, rights and benefits of forces engaged pursuant to Compact. - 127A-182. Status, rights and benefits of forces engaged pursuant to...
§ 127A-183 - Injury or death while going to or returning from duty. - 127A-183. Injury or death while going to or returning from...
§ 127A-184 - Authority of responding state required to relieve from assignment or reassign officers. - 127A-184. Authority of responding state required to relieve from assignment...
Article 15 - North Carolina National Guard Tuition Assistance Act of 1975.
§ 127A-190 - Short title. - 127A-190. Short title. This Article shall be known and may...
§ 127A-191 - Purpose. - 127A-191. Purpose. The General Assembly of North Carolina, recognizing that...
§ 127A-192 - Definitions. - 127A-192. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Article: (1)...
§ 127A-193 - Benefit. - 127A-193. Benefit. The benefit provided under this Article shall consist...
§ 127A-194 - Eligibility. - 127A-194. Eligibility. (a) Active members of the North Carolina National...
§ 127A-195 - Administration and funding. - 127A-195. Administration and funding. (a) The Secretary is charged with...
§ 127A-196 - Recodified as Part 2 of Article 23 of Chapter 116, G.S116-209.50 through 116-209.55, by Session Laws 2010-31, s17.3(b), effective July 1, 2010. - 127A-196: Recodified as Part 2 of Article 23 of Chapter...
§ 127A-197 - Recodified as Part 2 of Article 23 of Chapter 116, G.S116-209.50 through 116-209.55, by Session Laws 2010-31, s17.3(b), effective July 1, 2010. - 127A-197: Recodified as Part 2 of Article 23 of Chapter...
§ 127A-198 - Recodified as Part 2 of Article 23 of Chapter 116, G.S116-209.50 through 116-209.55, by Session Laws 2010-31, s17.3(b), effective July 1, 2010. - 127A-198: Recodified as Part 2 of Article 23 of Chapter...
§ 127A-199 - Recodified as Part 2 of Article 23 of Chapter 116, G.S116-209.50 through 116-209.55, by Session Laws 2010-31, s17.3(b), effective July 1, 2010. - 127A-199: Recodified as Part 2 of Article 23 of Chapter...
§ 127A-200 - Recodified as Part 2 of Article 23 of Chapter 116, G.S116-209.50 through 116-209.55, by Session Laws 2010-31, s17.3(b), effective July 1, 2010. - 127A-200: Recodified as Part 2 of Article 23 of Chapter...
Article 16 - National Guard Reemployment Rights.
§ 127A-201 - Entitlement. - 127A-201. Entitlement. Any member of the North Carolina National Guard...
§ 127A-201.1 - Definitions. - 127A-201.1. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Article: (1)...
§ 127A-202 - Rights. - 127A-202. Rights. (a) Release From State Duty. - Upon an...
§ 127A-202.1 - Discrimination against persons who serve in the National Guard and acts of reprisal prohibited. - 127A-202.1. Discrimination against persons who serve in the National Guard...
§ 127A-203 - Penalties for denial. - 127A-203. Penalties for denial. If any employer, public or private,...
Article 17 - Armory and Facility Development Projects and Plan.
§ 127A-210 - Armory and facility development project plan. - 127A-210. Armory and facility development project plan. (a) Plan Prepared....
Article 18 - Tarheel Challenge Academy.
§ 127A-220 - Purpose; establishment. - 127A-220. Purpose; establishment. The purpose of this Article is to...
§ 127A-221 - Definitions. - 127A-221. Definitions. The following definitions apply for the purposes of...
§ 127A-222 - Administration; supervision. - 127A-222. Administration; supervision. The general supervision and administration of the...