N.Y. Military Law § 130.1: Definitions

§ 130.1. Definitions. The following terms when used in this article

shall be construed in the sense indicated in this section, unless the

context shows that a different sense is intended, namely:

(1) "Organized militia" means the organized militia, the composition

of which is stated in section two of this chapter;

(2) "Officer" means a commissioned officer including a commissioned

warrant officer;

(3) "Superior officer" means an officer superior in rank or command;

(4) "Enlisted person" means any person who is serving in an enlisted

grade in any force of the organized militia;

(5) "Active state duty" means full time military duty in the active

service of the state under an order of the governor issued pursuant to

sections six or seven of this chapter and while going to and returning

from such duty;

(6) "Duty status other than active state duty" means any one of the

types of duty described in section forty-six of this chapter and while

going to and returning from such duty;

(7) "Military court" means a court-martial, a court of inquiry, a

provost court;

(8) "Military judge" means an official of a general court-martial

detailed in accordance with section 130.26 of this article;

(9) "Judge advocate" means an officer of a force of the organized

militia who is a member of the judge advocate general's corps or who is

designated as a judge advocate;

(10) "Legal officer" means an officer of the New York naval militia

designated to perform legal duties for a command;

(11) "Code" means article seven of this chapter;

(12) "Accuser" means a person who signs and swears to charges, any

person who directs that charges nominally be signed and sworn to by

another, and any other person who has an interest other than an official

interest in the prosecution of the accused.