{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-38.04.010","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 38.04.010","heading":"General definitions.","body":"When used in this title, the following words, terms, phrases shall have the following meaning:\nThe word \"militia\" shall mean the military forces provided for in the Constitution and laws of the state of Washington.\nThe term \"organized militia\" shall be the general term to include both state and national guard and whenever used applies equally to all such organizations.\nThe term \"national guard\" shall mean that part of the military force of the state that is organized, equipped and federally recognized under the provisions of the national defense act of the United States, and, in the event the national guard is called into federal service or in the event the state guard or any part or individual member thereof is called into active state service by the commander-in-chief, the term shall also include the \"Washington state guard\" or any temporary organization set up in times of emergency to replace either the \"national guard\" or \"state guard\" while in actual service of the United States.\nThe term \"state guard\" shall mean that part of the military forces of the state that is organized, equipped, and recognized under the provisions of the State Defense Forces Act of the United States (32 U.S.C. Sec. 109, as amended).\nThe term \"active state service\" or \"active training duty\" shall be construed to be any service on behalf of the state, or at encampments whether ordered by state or federal authority or any other duty requiring the entire time of any organization or person except when called or drafted into the federal service by the president of the United States.\nThe term \"inactive duty\" shall include periods of drill and such other training and service not requiring the entire time of the organization or person, as may be required under state or federal laws, regulations, or orders, including travel to and from such duty.\nThe terms \"in service of United States\" and \"not in service of United States\" as used herein shall be understood to mean the same as such terms when used in the national defense act of congress and amendments thereto.\nThe term \"military\" refers to any or all of the armed forces.\nThe term \"armory\" refers to any state-owned building, warehouse, vehicle storage compound, organizational maintenance shop or other facility and the lands appurtenant thereto used by the Washington national guard for the storage and maintenance of arms or military equipment or the administration or training of the organized militia.\nThe term \"member\" refers to a soldier, airman, or guardian of the organized militia.","path":["Title 38","Chapter 38.04"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=38.04.010","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:35:38Z","sha256":"d3003faebb882f4861c96cf589f697c02889dbeea92db83061bd596c8614ff5b","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-37.16.180","next":"us-wa/rcw-38.04.020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}