Section 10-16-2-3 - Commander in chief; duties; permission to bear arms(a) The governor shall:(1) be the commander in chief of the military forces of the state;(2) have supreme command of the military forces of the state while in the service of the state or until they are ordered and accepted into the service of the United States; and(3) have power to: (A) muster out any organization of the state;(B) discharge enlisted men as provided; and(C) perform other acts in keeping with the laws of the state, subject to the laws of the United States and regulations prescribed by the President of the United States.(b) An armed military force from another state or territory may not enter Indiana without permission of the governor, unless the military force is: (1) a part of the armed forces of the United States; or(2) acting under the authority of the United States.(c) An independent military organization under the jurisdiction of the state, except as a corps of cadets in the educational institutions, may not bear arms without first securing permission of the commander in chief.Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-2-2-3.
As added by P.L. 2-2003, SEC.7.