{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-44-44-23","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 44, § 44-23","heading":"Governor as Commander in Chief - Powers - Armed military","body":"forces from other state or territory - Independent military\n\norganizations.\n\nThe Governor of the state shall be the Commander in Chief of the\n\nMilitia, and as such shall have supreme command of the military\n\nforces of the state while in the service of the state or until they\n\nare ordered and accepted into the service of the United States.\n\nWhile in the service of the state, he shall have power to muster out\n\nany organization of the state, discharge enlisted men, as provided\n\nherein, and perform such other acts in keeping with the laws of the\n\nCommander in Chief, subject to the laws of the United States and\n\nregulations prescribed by the President of the United States. No\n\narmed military force from another state or territory shall be\n\npermitted to enter the state without his permission, unless such\n\nmilitary force be a part of the United States, or is acting under\n\nthe authority of the United States. No independent military\n\norganization, except as a corps of cadets at the educational\n\ninstitutions, shall be permitted to bear arms without first securing\n\npermission of the Commander in Chief.","path":["OK Code","Title 44"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os44.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"b1b9fcee4bc4615ca2804db69a3eb4322e51afdee087df021298d4a538486438","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-44-44-229","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-44-44-230"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}