# Wyo. Stat. § 19-8-101: Organized and unorganized militia

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T19_C8_S19-8-101

## Section

- **Citation:** Wyo. Stat. § 19-8-101
- **Heading:** Organized and unorganized militia
- **Jurisdiction:** Wyoming
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Wyoming Code / Title 19 / Chapter 8 / Section 19-8-101

## Text

(a) The militia of the state is divided into the organized militia and the unorganized militia.

(b) The organized militia consists of the following:

(i) Such elements of the land and air forces of the national guard of the United States as are allocated to the state by the president, the secretary of defense or the secretary of the army or the air force and accepted by the state, hereinafter to be known as the Wyoming national guard; and

(ii) Wyoming state guard forces, when organized.

(c) The unorganized militia consists of all persons liable to serve in the militia but not commissioned or enlisted in the organized militia.

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