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This law was first created in 1988. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 352 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1988 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":[{"id":85693,"section_number":"44-93","catch_line":"Leaves of absence for employees of Commonwealth or political subdivisions","order_by":null,"url":"\/44-93\/"},{"id":79344,"section_number":"65.2-103","catch_line":"Coverage of members of the Virginia National Guard or Virginia Defense Force during response to orders","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-103\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":69493,"section_number":"44-75.1","catch_line":"Militia state active duty","order_by":null,"url":"\/44-75.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":222125,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65488,"identifier":"44-78.1","token":"44\/1\/7\/44-78.1","url":"\/44-78.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/44-78.1\/","token":"44\/1\/7\/44-78.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Request for assistance by localities","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 44-78.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In the event of the circumstances described in subdivision A 2, 4 or 5 of \u00a7 44-75.1<\/a> arise within a county, city or town of the Commonwealth, either the governing body or the chief law<\/span>-enforcement officer of the county, city or town may call upon the Governor for assistance from the militia. The Governor may call forth the militia or any part thereof to provide such assistance as he may deem proper in responding to such circumstances, but in all instances the militia shall remain subject to military command and not to civilian authorities of the county, city or town receiving assistance.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE BY LOCALITIES (\u00a7 44-78.1)\n\nIn the event of the circumstances described in subdivision A 2, 4 or 5 of \u00a7\n44-75.1 arise within a county, city or town of the Commonwealth, either the\ngoverning body or the chief law-enforcement officer of the county, city or town\nmay call upon the Governor for assistance from the militia. The Governor may\ncall forth the militia or any part thereof to provide such assistance as he may\ndeem proper in responding to such circumstances, but in all instances the\nmilitia shall remain subject to military command and not to civilian authorities\nof the county, city or town receiving assistance.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, c. 352.","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}}