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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>363863</law_id><section_number>44-32.1</section_number><catch_line>Administration of oaths of office and enlistment</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="97" identifier="44">Military and Emergency Laws</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="1">Military Laws of Virginia</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="3" identifier="3">National Guard in General</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Any duly commissioned officer or warrant officer of the Virginia National Guard or any commissioned officer of any of the armed services of the United States may administer the <span class="dictionary">oaths</span> of office and enlistment to prospective officers and enlisted personnel desirous of becoming members of the Virginia National Guard and the National Guard of the United States. Any duly commissioned officer of the Virginia Defense Force, when called into service by the Governor, may administer <span class="dictionary">oaths</span> to prospective officers and enlisted personnel desirous of becoming members of the Virginia Defense Force.</p></section></text><history>1947, p. 143; Michie Suppl. 1948, &#xA7; 2673(22a); 1958, c. 393; 1979, c. 647; 2011, cc. 572, 586.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
