29A.7 - COMMANDER IN CHIEF.
29A.7 COMMANDER IN CHIEF.
1. The governor is the commander in chief of the military forces,
except when they are in federal service. The governor may employ the
military forces of the state for the defense of the state, to provide
assistance to civil authorities in emergencies resulting from
disasters or public disorders as defined in section 29C.2, including
homeland security and defense duties, and for parades and ceremonies
of a civic nature.
2. The governor shall provide for the participation of the
national guard in training at the times and places as necessary to
ensure readiness for public defense or federal service.
3. If circumstances necessitate the establishment of a military
district under martial law and the general assembly is not convened,
the district shall be established only after the governor has issued
a proclamation convening an extraordinary session of the general
assembly. Section History: Early Form
[C51, § 623; R60, § 1004; C73, § 1051; C97, § 2169, 2170; S13, §
2215-f19; C24, 27, 31, § 449; C35, § 467-f26, -f28; C39, § 467.26,
467.28; C46, 50, § 29.26, 29.28; C54, 58, 62, § 29.7; C66, 71, 73,
75, 77, 79, 81, § 29A.7] Section History: Recent Form
2001 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 1, §9, 28; 2002 Acts, ch 1117, §4, 23
Constitutional provision, Iowa Constitution, Art. IV, § 7