(a)The adjutant general shall perform duties
required by law, in rules adopted under this chapter, and in the statutes
of the United States and required by the governor. If the adjutant
general:
(1)fails or refuses to properly and efficiently perform the duties
of the office; or
(2)is guilty of misconduct or conduct prejudicial to good order
and military discipline;
written charges setting forth the acts involved shall be filed with the
governor. The governor shall take action on the charges for the best
interests of the service.
(b)The adjutant general shall superintend the preparation of all
returns and reports required by the United States from the state.
(c)The adjutant general shall:
(1)keep a register of all the officers of the armed forces of the
state; and
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(a) The adjutant general shall perform duties
required by law, in rules adopted under this chapter, and in the statutes
of the United States and required by the governor. If the adjutant
general:
(1) fails or refuses to properly and efficiently perform the duties
of the office; or
(2) is guilty of misconduct or conduct prejudicial to good order
and military discipline;
written charges setting forth the acts involved shall be filed with the
governor. The governor shall take action on the charges for the best
interests of the service.
(b) The adjutant general shall superintend the preparation of all
returns and reports required by the United States from the state.
(c) The adjutant general shall:
(1) keep a register of all the officers of the armed forces of the
state; and
(2) keep in the adjutant general's office all records and papers
required to be kept and filed.
(d) If necessary, the adjutant general shall, at the expense of the
state, cause:
(1) the armed forces law;
(2) the general regulations of the state; and
(3) the uniform code of military justice of the United States;
to be printed, indexed, and bound in proper and compact form. One (1)
copy of each publication shall be distributed to the commissioned
officers, sheriffs, clerks of boards of county commissioners, and county
treasurers of Indiana. The adjutant general shall issue to each
commissioned officer and headquarters one (1) copy of the necessary
textbooks and of such annual reports concerning the militia as the
governor directs.
(e) The adjutant general shall cause to be prepared and issued all
blank books, blank forms, and blank notices required to implement this
chapter. The books and blanks are property of the state.
(f) The adjutant general shall attend to the safekeeping and repairing
of the ordnance, arms, accouterments, equipment, and all other military
and naval property belonging to the state or issued to it by the United
States. The governor shall order the adjutant general to dispose of all
military and naval property of the state that after a proper inspection is
found unsuitable for the use of the state. The adjutant general shall
dispose of the property:
(1) by public auction after advertisement of the sale weekly for
three (3) weeks in at least one (1) newspaper published in the
English language in the city or county where the sale is to take
place;
(2) by private sale when ordered by the governor; or
(3) with the approval of the governor, by turning over the property
to any other department, board, or commission of state
government that can use the property.
If the adjutant general believes that better prices may or should be
obtained, the adjutant general shall bid in the property or suspend the
sale. All parts of uniforms before being offered for sale shall be
mutilated so they cannot be again used as uniforms. The adjutant
general shall periodically account to the governor of the sales made.
The adjutant general shall expend the proceeds of the sales for the use
and benefit of the military or naval forces of the state as the governor
directs.
(g) The adjutant general shall keep an accurate account of all
expenses necessarily incurred, including the following:
(1) Pay of officers and enlisted persons.
(2) Allowances to officers and organizations.
(3) Pensions.
(4) Any other money required to be disbursed by the adjutant
general, including the following:
(A) Subsistence of the national guard.
(B) Transportation of the national guard.
(C) Transportation of all military and naval property of the state
or of the United States.
These expenses shall be audited and paid in the same manner as other
military and naval accounts.
(h) The adjutant general shall:
(1) issue military and naval property; and
(2) make purchases of military and naval property;
as the governor directs. Military or naval property may not be issued to
persons or organizations other than those belonging to the state armed
forces, except to those parts of the sedentary militia as the governor
may call out.
(i) The seal used in the office of the adjutant general on January 1,
1954, shall be:
(1) the seal of that office; and
(2) delivered by the adjutant general to the successor in office.
(j) Except as provided in subsection (k), the adjutant general shall
be the auditor of all military accounts payable by the state.
(k) The state comptroller shall audit expenditures made by the
adjutant general or through the adjutant general's office. Copies of all
orders and contracts relating to expenditures described in this
subsection shall be filed in the state comptroller's office.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-2-2-7.]