# Public Safety (GPS)

## Title 13. Militia

### Subtitle 2. General Provisions

#### Section 13-203

(a) There are two classes of State militia:

  (1) the organized militia; and

  (2) the unorganized militia.

(b) The organized militia of the State consists of:

  (1) the National Guard;

  (2) the Inactive National Guard; and

  (3) the Maryland Defense Force.

(c) The unorganized militia consists of those individuals described under Sec. 13-202 of this subtitle but who are not regularly enlisted or commissioned in the organized militia.

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Md. Code Ann., Pub. Safety (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)