{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-37.240","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 37.240","heading":"Active service -- How and when ordered into -- Direction -- Powers.","body":"The Governor is hereby authorized to call and to assign any part of the Kentucky active\nmilitia to active service for the purpose of resisting invasion, suppressing rebellions,\ninsurrections, riots, or threats thereof; to suppress any active, unlawful, or threatened\nviolence to persons or property in this state; to authorize the arrest of all persons engaged\nin aiding or abetting therein; to investigate any acts of treason, sabotage, or attempted\nsabotage and to cause the arrest of such persons engaged ther ein for aiding and abetting;\nto protect life and property in the event of any emergency or disaster. The Governor may\nby his order prescribe the duty to be performed by the troops thus called into active field\nservice. The Governor may direct the commandin g officer of such military forces thus\nordered into service to report to any of the following named civil officers of the judicial\ncircuit, county, city, or town: Circuit Judge, sheriff, county judge/executive, or mayor;\nand such civil officers may direct the specific object to be accomplished by such military\nforce, but the tactical direction and disposition of the troops and the particular means to\nbe employed to accomplish the object shall be left solely to the officers of the Kentucky\nactive militia. Troops shall not be relieved from active field service except by order of the\nGovernor.","path":["KRS Chapter 37"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=21514","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:55Z","sha256":"42b213a3ebfbfab958a360c8f185842659d2ff8a6e784a2944786bbe990e6039","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-37.230","next":"us-ky/krs-37.250"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}