48-241. Ordering militia into active service.
48-241
48-241. Ordering militia into activeservice.The commander in chief shall have power to order into the active serviceof the state any or all of the units of the national guard, any active orretired member of thenational guard or other militia or military organizations of the state that thecommander in chief deems necessary in case of: (1) A request by civilauthorities to support federal or state law enforcement agencies incounter-drug and drug interdiction operations when such request is approved bythe commander in chief; (2) a need for personnel to support theadjutant general's department during a local, state or federal disaster orother mission; or (3) breaches of thepeace, tumult, riot, resistance to process in this state, public disasteror imminent danger thereof. All members of the national guard or othermilitia or military organization who areordered out by proper authority for such duty shall not be liable to civilprosecution for any act or acts done by them except for willful misconductbeyond the scope oftheirofficial duties.
History: L. 1901, ch. 255, § 41; R.S. 1923, 48-241; L. 1957, ch. 306,§ 5;L. 1992, ch. 256, § 1;L. 2006, ch. 105, § 1; July 1.