Florida Statute 250.2 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XVII
MILITARY AFFAIRS AND RELATED MATTERS

Chapter 250
MILITARY AFFAIRS

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F.S. 250.02

250.02 Militia.—

(1) The militia consists of all able-bodied citizens of this state and all other able-bodied persons who have declared their intention to become citizens.

(2) The organized militia is composed of the National Guard and any other organized military forces that are authorized by law.

(3) The unorganized militia is composed of all persons who are subject to military duty but who are not members of units of the organized militia.

(4) Only persons exempt from military duty by the terms of federal law are exempt from military duty in this state.

History.—s. 4, ch. 8502, 1921; CGL 2015; s. 1, ch. 25112, 1949; s. 1, ch. 73-93; s. 2, ch. 2003-68.

Note.—Former ss. 250.04, 250.05.

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Amendments to 250.02

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 250.02

Total Results: 2

Crawford v. DEPT. OF MILITARY AFFAIRS, ETC.

412 So. 2d 449

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 14, 1982 | Docket: 528556

Cited 7 times | Published

is an organization of the state militia,[1] section 250.02(2), Florida Statutes (1979), and is within

Waterman v. State

654 So. 2d 150, 1995 Fla. App. LEXIS 3221, 1995 WL 132331

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 29, 1995 | Docket: 64755872

Published

forces as are now or may be authorized by law.” § 250.02, Fla.Stat. (1991). . We are not persuaded on