The Florida Senate

250.06  Commander in chief.--

(1)  The Governor of Florida shall be the commander in chief of all the militia of the state.

(2)  The Governor of Florida, as commander in chief, may alter, increase, divide, annex, consolidate, disband, organize or reorganize an organization, department, corps, or staff, so as to conform as far as practicable to any organization, system, drill, instruction, corps or staff, uniform or equipment, or period of enlistment, now or hereafter prescribed by the laws of the United States, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder by the Department of Defense, for the organization, armament, training, and discipline of the organized militia.

(3)  The Governor shall have the power, in order to preserve the public peace, execute the laws of the state, suppress insurrection, repel invasion, respond to an emergency as defined in s. 252.34(3) or imminent danger thereof, or in case of the calling of all or any portion of the militia of Florida into the services of the United States, to increase the organized militia of this state and organize the same in accordance with the existing rules and regulations governing the Armed Forces of the United States, or in accordance with such other system as the Governor may consider the exigency to require; and such organization and increase may be either pursuant to or in advance of any call made by the President. The Governor shall have the power, in order to preserve the public peace, execute the laws of the state, or respond to an emergency as defined in s. 252.34(3), to order into active service of the state all or any part of the militia that he or she may deem proper. During the absence of any organization in the service of the United States, its state designation shall not be given to any new organization.

(4)  The Governor may authorize all or any part of the organized militia to participate in any parade, review, or other public exercise or to serve for escort duty, to provide extraordinary support to law enforcement upon request, and to provide humanitarian relief in situations for which it is uniquely qualified; and such expenses incidental thereto as the Governor may authorize may be paid as hereinafter provided for active service.

History.--ss. 7, 8, ch. 8502, 1921; CGL 2018, 2019; s. 1, ch. 25112, 1949; s. 3, ch. 73-93; s. 12, ch. 83-334; s. 101, ch. 95-148; s. 2, ch. 96-333.

Note.--Former ss. 250.07, 250.08.