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In addition, all members of the Virginia Defense Force and the unorganized militia on training duty or state active duty shall be subject to military discipline. Infractions of military discipline for the Virginia National Guard shall be punishable under the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 44-40 and 44-40.01 and Article 4 (\u00a7 44-42 et seq.). Infractions of military discipline for the Virginia Defense Force and unorganized militia shall be punishable under the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 44-40 and 44-40.01.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":304404,"text":"All matters relating to the organization, discipline and government of the Virginia National Guard, not otherwise provided for by law or by regulations, shall be decided by the custom and usage of the United States army, air force or navy, as appropriate. In addition, all members of the Virginia Defense Force and the unorganized militia on training duty or state active duty shall be subject to military discipline. Infractions of military discipline for the Virginia National Guard shall be punishable under the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 44-40 and 44-40.01 and Article 4 (\u00a7 44-42 et seq.). 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 1964, chapter 227; in 1984, chapter 765; in 1989, chapter 414; in 2011, chapters 572<\/a> and 586<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 221<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 339<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":66998,"section_number":"44-40","catch_line":"Discipline and training","order_by":null,"url":"\/44-40\/"},{"id":72696,"section_number":"44-40.01","catch_line":"Nonjudicial disciplinary proceedings","order_by":null,"url":"\/44-40.01\/"},{"id":70497,"section_number":"44-42","catch_line":"Kinds of courts-martial; how constituted and powers","order_by":null,"url":"\/44-42\/"}],"permalink":{"id":221737,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84952,"identifier":"44-115","token":"44\/1\/13\/44-115","url":"\/44-115\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/44-115\/","token":"44\/1\/13\/44-115","dublin_core":{"Title":"Custom and usage of United States army, air force and navy; applicability of \u00a7\u00a7 44-40, 44-40.01 and Article 4 (\u00a7 44-42 et seq.)","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 44-115","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

All matters relating to the organization, discipline and government of the Virginia National Guard, not otherwise provided for by law<\/span> or by regulations, shall be decided by the custom and usage of the United States army, air force or navy, as appropriate. In addition, all members of the Virginia Defense Force and the unorganized militia on training duty or state active duty shall be subject to military discipline. Infractions of military discipline for the Virginia National Guard shall be punishable under the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 44-40<\/a> and 44-40.01<\/a> and Article 4 (\u00a7 44-42<\/a> et seq.). Infractions of military discipline for the Virginia Defense Force and unorganized militia shall be punishable under the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 44-40<\/a> and 44-40.01<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCUSTOM AND USAGE OF UNITED STATES ARMY, AIR FORCE AND NAVY; APPLICABILITY OF\n\u00a7\u00a7 44-40, 44-40.01 AND ARTICLE 4 (\u00a7 44-42 ET SEQ.) (\u00a7 44-115)\n\nAll matters relating to the organization, discipline and government of the\nVirginia National Guard, not otherwise provided for by law or by regulations,\nshall be decided by the custom and usage of the United States army, air force or\nnavy, as appropriate. In addition, all members of the Virginia Defense Force and\nthe unorganized militia on training duty or state active duty shall be subject\nto military discipline. Infractions of military discipline for the Virginia\nNational Guard shall be punishable under the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 44-40 and\n44-40.01 and Article 4 (\u00a7 44-42 et seq.). Infractions of military discipline\nfor the Virginia Defense Force and unorganized militia shall be punishable under\nthe provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 44-40 and 44-40.01.\n\nHISTORY: 1930, p. 970; Michie Code 1942, \u00a7 2673(100); 1964, c. 227; 1984, c.\n765; 1989, c. 414; 2011, cc. 572, 586; 2015, c. 221; 2016, c. 339.","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}}