§ 13-503. Composition
West's Annotated Code of MarylandPublic SafetyEffective: October 1, 2009
Effective: October 1, 2009
MD Code, Public Safety, § 13-503
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 65, § 62; MD CODE Art. 65, § 71; MD CODE Art. 65, § 72
§ 13-503. Composition
(a) The Maryland Defense Force consists of:
(b) An individual may not be commissioned or enlisted in the Maryland Defense Force if the individual:
(2) has been dismissed from or received a bad conduct discharge or a dishonorable discharge, or any discharge other than under honorable conditions, from a military or naval organization of this State or of another state, or from any of the United States armed forces or its auxiliaries, or has been convicted of an offense under the laws of the United States or of any state punishable by imprisonment for more than 1 year, no matter what punishment was actually imposed; or
(c) A civil organization, society, club, post, order, fraternity, association, brotherhood, body, union, league, or other combination of persons or civil groups may not enlist in the Maryland Defense Force as an organization or unit.
(d)(1) All members of the Maryland Defense Force serve on a voluntary basis and without pay, unless under orders, approved by the Adjutant General, specifying that their service is with pay.
Credits
Added by Acts 2003, c. 5, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2009, c. 735, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2009.
MD Code, Public Safety, § 13-503, MD PUBLIC SAFETY § 13-503
Current with all legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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