Md. Code Ann., Pub. Safety § 13-601
Brevet commissions
Effective Oct 1, 2025Added as Public Safety § 13-605 by Acts 2003, c. 5, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2003. Renumbered as Public Safety § 13-601 by Acts 2009, c. 735, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2009. Amended by Acts 2024, c. 26, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2024; Acts 2024, c. 27, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2024; Acts 2025, c. 261, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025; Acts 2025, c. 262, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.State of Maryland
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- (1) On the recommendation of the Adjutant General, the Governor may grant to an officer of the organized militia a brevet commission of the next higher grade than the regular commission held by the officer.
- (2) The Governor may grant a brevet commission to an officer of the organized militia of a grade equal to the highest grade in which the officer previously served in the organized militia or in the armed forces.
- (b) A brevet commission carries only the rights or privileges that are allowed in like cases in the military service of the United States.
Added as Public Safety § 13-605 by Acts 2003, c. 5, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2003. Renumbered as Public Safety § 13-601 by Acts 2009, c. 735, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2009. Amended by Acts 2024, c. 26, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2024; Acts 2024, c. 27, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2024; Acts 2025, c. 261, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025; Acts 2025, c. 262, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.