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title: O.C.G.A. § 38-2-23. State Defense Force.
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# O.C.G.A. § 38-2-23. State Defense Force.

The State Defense Force, whenever such a state force shall be duly organized under the Constitutions and laws of the United States and of this state, shall be a force of the organized militia.

## History

Ga. L. 1955, p. 10, § 30; Ga. L. 1985, p. 356, § 3.