Delaware § 705 Medal for Service in Aid of Civil Authority

Delaware Statutes

§ 705 — Medal for Service in Aid of Civil Authority

Delaware § 705

Title20

PartMilitary

Ch. 7MEDALS, DECORATIONS AND HONORS

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Del. Code tit. 20, § 705 (2026).

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(a)The state headquarters, on behalf of the Adjutant General, may present, in the name of the State, the Medal for Service in Aid of Civil Authority to any person serving in the National Guard of the State who has been called upon by the Governor to assist the civil authorities in the preservation of law and order.

(b)The Medal for Service in Aid of Civil Authority shall be a bronze medal 11/4inches in diameter. On the obverse is a mailed fist grasping a Roman sword, the sword vertical, point up; upon the point of the sword the scales of justice. The words “For Service in Aid of Civil Authority” in circular form inscribed thereon. The medal shall be suspended by a ribbon 13/8inches in width and 13/4inches in length in blue with a band of gold1/4inch wide through the center.

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(a) The state headquarters, on behalf of the Adjutant General, may present, in the name of the State, the Medal for Service in Aid of Civil Authority to any person serving in the National Guard of the State who has been called upon by the Governor to assist the civil authorities in the preservation of law and order.

(b) The Medal for Service in Aid of Civil Authority shall be a bronze medal 11/4inches in diameter. On the obverse is a mailed fist grasping a Roman sword, the sword vertical, point up; upon the point of the sword the scales of justice. The words “For Service in Aid of Civil Authority” in circular form inscribed thereon. The medal shall be suspended by a ribbon 13/8inches in width and 13/4inches in length in blue with a band of gold1/4inch wide through the center.

(c) Only 1 medal may be awarded to any 1 person. For each additional award, a numeral3/16of an inch in diameter shall be given to the one who has earned the medal, which shall be affixed to the ribbon of the medal. The numeral affixed will designate the total number of times the medal has been awarded to the person.