Kan. Stat. §48-101 et seq., Classification of Militia, 2002
48-101 Chapter 48.--MILITIA, DEFENSE AND PUBLIC SAFETY Article 1.-CLASSIFICATION OF MILITIA 48-101. Persons subject to military duty; classes. All
persons subject to military duty under the constitution of this state and not exempt
therefrom by the provisions of this act, and such other persons as shall voluntarily enroll
themselves, shall be divided into three (3) classes, to wit: One consisting of the federally
recognized national guard, which shall be known as the "Kansas army and air national
guard"; one consisting of those able-bodied male citizens prescribed and contemplated in
article 8 of the constitution of this state not in the "Kansas army and air national guard"
which shall be known as "the militia"; and one to consist of all those subject to military
duty, but not included in the "Kansas army and air national guard" or "the militia" to be
known as the "Kansas military reserve."
History: L. 1901, ch. 255, § 1; R.S. 1923, 48-101; L. 1961, ch. 257, § 1; L. 1973, ch.
213, § 1; July 1.
48-102 Chapter 48.--MILITIA, DEFENSE AND PUBLIC SAFETY Article 1.-CLASSIFICATION OF MILITIA 48-102. Persons exempt from military duty. The
following persons are exempt from military duty:
First, all persons in the army or navy or volunteers force of the United States and those
who have been honorably discharged therefrom; all persons who have served in the
Kansas national guard for the term of four years and have been honorably discharged; all
the judges and clerks of the several courts of the state and the county treasurers.
Second, incapacitated persons, mentally ill persons, and persons convicted of infamous
crimes.
Third, all persons who are members of any well recognized religious sect or organization
at present organized and existing whose creed forbids its members to participate in war in
any form, and whose religious convictions are against war or participation therein, in
accordance with the creed of said religious organization: Provided, That the aforesaid
exempted persons included in the first subdivision of this section shall be liable to
military duty in case of war, insurrection or invasion, or imminent danger thereof.
History: L. 1901, ch. 255, § 2; L. 1915, ch. 243, § 1; R.S. 1923, 48-102; L. 1965, ch.
334, § 1; Jan. 1, 1966.
48-103 Chapter 48.--MILITIA, DEFENSE AND PUBLIC SAFETY Article 1.-CLASSIFICATION OF MILITIA 48-103. Honorable discharge, company E, second
battalion, mustered out 1869. Laws of 1917, chapter 225, section 1, included by
reference. [Provides for recording honorable discharge for surviving officers and men of
company E, second battalion, Kansas state military cavalry volunteers, service from July
to November, 1869, protecting the frontier and to repel Indian uprisings.]
History: R.S. 1923, 48-103.