{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/44-1.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/44-1.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/44-1.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/44-1.html"}],"law_id":66464,"edition_id":1,"section_id":66464,"structure_id":14140,"section_number":"44-1","catch_line":"Composition of militia","history":"1930, p. 948; 1942, p. 642; Michie Code 1942, \u00a7 2673(1); 1944, p. 24; 1958, c. 393; 1970, c. 662; 1973, c. 401; 1976, c. 399; 1979, c. 647; 1984, c. 765; 1989, c. 414; 2011, cc. 572, 586; 2015, c. 221.","full_text":"The militia of the Commonwealth of Virginia shall consist of all able-bodied residents of the Commonwealth who are citizens of the United States and all other able-bodied persons resident in the Commonwealth who have declared their intention to become citizens of the United States, who are at least 16 years of age and, except as hereinafter provided, not more than 55 years of age. The militia shall be divided into three classes: the National Guard, which includes the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard; the Virginia Defense Force; and the unorganized militia.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":241220,"text":"The militia of the Commonwealth of Virginia shall consist of all able-bodied residents of the Commonwealth who are citizens of the United States and all other able-bodied persons resident in the Commonwealth who have declared their intention to become citizens of the United States, who are at least 16 years of age and, except as hereinafter provided, not more than 55 years of age. The militia shall be divided into three classes: the National Guard, which includes the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard; the Virginia Defense Force; and the unorganized militia.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14140,"edition_id":1,"name":"Classification of Militia","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13447,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:47:01","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:47:01","permalink":{"id":221553,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14140,"identifier":"1","token":"44\/1\/1","url":"\/44\/1\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13447,"edition_id":1,"name":"Military Laws of Virginia","identifier":"1","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13446,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:54","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:54","permalink":{"id":221551,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13447,"identifier":"1","token":"44\/1","url":"\/44\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13446,"edition_id":1,"name":"Military and Emergency Laws","identifier":"44","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:54","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:54","permalink":{"id":221549,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13446,"identifier":"44","token":"44","url":"\/44\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":66464,"structure_id":14140,"section_number":"44-1","catch_line":"Composition of militia","url":"\/44-1\/","token":"44\/1\/1\/44-1","metadata":false},{"id":67279,"structure_id":14140,"section_number":"44-2","catch_line":"Composition of National Guard","url":"\/44-2\/","token":"44\/1\/1\/44-2","metadata":false},{"id":84435,"structure_id":14140,"section_number":"44-2.1","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/44-2.1\/","token":"44\/1\/1\/44-2.1","metadata":false},{"id":86165,"structure_id":14140,"section_number":"44-3","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/44-3\/","token":"44\/1\/1\/44-3","metadata":false},{"id":57005,"structure_id":14140,"section_number":"44-4","catch_line":"Composition of unorganized militia","url":"\/44-4\/","token":"44\/1\/1\/44-4","metadata":false},{"id":55292,"structure_id":14140,"section_number":"44-5","catch_line":"Exemptions from militia duty","url":"\/44-5\/","token":"44\/1\/1\/44-5","metadata":false},{"id":55849,"structure_id":14140,"section_number":"44-6","catch_line":"Maintenance of other troops","url":"\/44-6\/","token":"44\/1\/1\/44-6","metadata":false},{"id":80244,"structure_id":14140,"section_number":"44-7","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/44-7\/","token":"44\/1\/1\/44-7","metadata":false}],"next_section":{"id":67279,"structure_id":14140,"section_number":"44-2","catch_line":"Composition of National Guard","url":"\/44-2\/","token":"44\/1\/1\/44-2","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/44-1\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 9 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1958, chapter 393; in 1970, chapter 662; in 1973, chapter 401; in 1976, chapter 399; in 1979, chapter 647; in 1984, chapter 765; in 1989, chapter 414; in 2011, chapters 572<\/a> and 586<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 221<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":66588,"section_number":"44-11.1","catch_line":"Duties of the Department of Military Affairs","order_by":null,"url":"\/44-11.1\/"},{"id":57005,"section_number":"44-4","catch_line":"Composition of unorganized militia","order_by":null,"url":"\/44-4\/"},{"id":59635,"section_number":"44-54.6","catch_line":"Members, appointment and enlistment","order_by":null,"url":"\/44-54.6\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":221555,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66464,"identifier":"44-1","token":"44\/1\/1\/44-1","url":"\/44-1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/44-1\/","token":"44\/1\/1\/44-1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Composition of militia","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 44-1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The militia of the Commonwealth of Virginia shall consist of all able-bodied residents of the Commonwealth who are citizens of the United States and all other able-bodied persons resident in the Commonwealth who have declared their intention to become citizens of the United States, who are at least 16 years of age and, except as hereinafter provided, not more than 55 years of age. The militia shall be divided into three classes: the National Guard, which includes the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard; the Virginia Defense Force; and the unorganized militia.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMPOSITION OF MILITIA (\u00a7 44-1)\n\nThe militia of the Commonwealth of Virginia shall consist of all able-bodied\nresidents of the Commonwealth who are citizens of the United States and all\nother able-bodied persons resident in the Commonwealth who have declared their\nintention to become citizens of the United States, who are at least 16 years of\nage and, except as hereinafter provided, not more than 55 years of age. The\nmilitia shall be divided into three classes: the National Guard, which includes\nthe Army National Guard and the Air National Guard; the Virginia Defense Force;\nand the unorganized militia.\n\nHISTORY: 1930, p. 948; 1942, p. 642; Michie Code 1942, \u00a7 2673(1); 1944, p. 24;\n1958, c. 393; 1970, c. 662; 1973, c. 401; 1976, c. 399; 1979, c. 647; 1984, c.\n765; 1989, c. 414; 2011, cc. 572, 586; 2015, c. 221.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}