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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>65488</law_id><section_number>44-78.1</section_number><catch_line>Request for assistance by localities</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>44-93</reference><reference>65.2-103</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" 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="1" identifier="7">Regulations as to Active Service</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>In the event of the circumstances described in subdivision A 2, 4 or 5 of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Militia state active duty" href="/44-75.1/">44-75.1</a> arise within a county, city or town of the Commonwealth, either the governing body or the chief <span class="dictionary">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></text><history>1988, c. 352.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
