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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>363930</law_id><section_number>44-88</section_number><catch_line>Incorporation into the Virginia Defense Force</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="97" identifier="44">Military and Emergency Laws</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="1">Military Laws of Virginia</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="10" identifier="8">Unorganized Militia</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Whenever the Governor <span class="dictionary">orders</span> out the unorganized militia or any part thereof, it shall be incorporated into the Virginia Defense Force until relieved from service.</p></section></text><history>1944, p. 25; Michie Suppl. 1946, &#xA7; 2673(73); 1984, c. 765; 2011, cc. 572, 586.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
