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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>363923</law_id><section_number>44-81</section_number><catch_line>Length of service when called out</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="9" identifier="7">Regulations as to Active Service</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The National Guard, the Virginia Defense Force, or the unorganized militia, when called into service by the Governor, shall serve for such time as, in the Governor&#x2019;s <span class="dictionary">judgment</span>, may be necessary.</p></section></text><history>1930, p. 963; Michie Code 1942, &#xA7; 2673(67); 1958, c. 393; 1989, c. 414; 1993, c. 112; 2011, cc. 572, 586; 2015, c. 221.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
