Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-3-3 (2026)
Military department
✓ current as of July 2026
There shall be in the executive branch of the state government a military department. The Adjutant General shall be the executive head of the department and, as such, subordinate only to the Governor in matters pertaining thereto. There shall be in such department at least one (1) Assistant Adjutant General for Army, at least one (1) Assistant Adjutant General for Air, such other Assistant Adjutants General as may be authorized by rules and regulations of the National Guard Bureau of the United States of America, and such other officers, enlisted men and civilian employees as the Adjutant General shall, from time to time, determine.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-12; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 3; Laws, 1984, ch. 314, eff. 4/4/1984.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1991–2018 · leading case: Cindy W. King v. Mississippi Military Dep't, 245 So. 3d 404 (Miss. 2018).
Cindy W. King v. Mississippi Military Dep't, 245 So. 3d 404 (Miss. 2018). “See Miss. Code Ann. § 33-3-3 (Rev. 2010) ("There shall be in the executive branch of the state government a military department.”
Lipscomb v. Fed. Labor Relations Auth., 200 F. Supp. 2d 650 (S.D. Miss. 2001). “he MSNG, the Adjutant General, who has sole authority with respect to the employment of technicians, is a state, not federal officer; and toward *661 proving this preposition, they point out that by state statute, the Adjutant General is the “[executive head of the [Mississippi…”
Farmer v. Mabus, 757 F. Supp. 1462 (S.D. Miss. 1991). “” Miss.Code Ann. § 33-3-3 (1972). The governor’s appointment of an adjutant general must be confirmed by the Mississippi Senate.”
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