Constitution of the State of Georgia

Article V. EXECUTIVE BRANCH · Article V. EXECUTIVE BRANCH · Section II. DUTIES AND POWERS OF GOVERNOR

Art. V, Sec. II, Para. III. Commander in chief.

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The Governor shall be the commander in chief of the military forces of this state.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

Cross references

Powers of Governor as commander in chief, §§ 38-2-6, 38-2-7, 38-2-110, 38-3-51, and 45-12-27 et seq.

Law reviews

For note, ‘‘Rethinking the Role and Regulation of Private Military Companies: What the United States and United Kingdom Can Learn from Shared Experiences in the War on Terror,’’ see 39 Ga. J. Int’l & Comp. L. 445 (2011).

Other notes

1976 Constitution.: Art. V, Sec. II, Para. I.
Am. Jur. 2d.: 53 Am. Jur. 2d, Military, and Civil Defense, § 27 et seq.

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