Oregon Code § 396.160·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Adjutant General; duties.
(1) The Adjutant General shall be the Director of the Oregon Military
Department, and Chief of Staff to the Governor. The Adjutant General shall be
the Commander of the Oregon National Guard.
(2) The Adjutant
General shall be charged, under the direction of the Governor, with the
supervision of all matters pertaining to the administration, discipline,
mobilization, organization and training of the Oregon National Guard and the
Oregon Civil Defense Force, and shall collaborate with the Superintendent of
State Police and any county sheriff that has formed a volunteer County Civil
Defense Force under ORS 399.035.
(3) The Adjutant
General shall perform all duties required by the laws of the United States and
of the State of Oregon, and the regulations issued thereunder, now or hereafter
promulgated.
(4) The Adjutant
General may employ such deputies, assistants and other personnel as the
Adjutant General shall deem necessary to assist the Adjutant General in the
performance of those duties required of the Adjutant General as Director of the
Oregon Military Department. The Adjutant General shall fix the compensation of
such deputies, assistants and other personnel in accordance with then existing
state laws, budgetary restrictions and employment policies.
(5) The Adjutant
General shall supervise the preparation and submission of all returns and
reports pertaining to the militia of the state as may be required by the United
States.
(6) The Adjutant
General shall be the channel of official military correspondence with the
Governor, and shall, on or before November 1 of each year, make a report to the
Governor of the transactions, expenditures and condition of the Oregon National
Guard. The report shall include the report of the United States Property and
Fiscal Officer.
(7) The Adjutant
General shall be the custodian of records of officers and enlisted personnel
and all other records and papers required by law or regulations to be filed in
the office of the Adjutant General. The Adjutant General may deposit with the
State Archivist for safekeeping in the official custody, records of the office
of the Adjutant General that are used for historical purposes rather than the
administrative purposes assigned to the office of the Adjutant General by law.
(8) The Adjutant
General shall attest and record all military commissions issued by the Governor
and keep a roll of all commissioned officers, with dates of commission and all
changes occurring in the commissioned forces.
(9) The Adjutant
General shall record, authenticate and communicate to troops and individuals of
the militia all orders, instructions and regulations.
(10) The Adjutant
General shall cause to be procured, printed and circulated to those concerned
all books, blank forms, laws, regulations or other publications governing the
militia needful to the proper administration, operation and training thereof or
to carry into effect the provisions of this chapter and ORS chapters 398 and
399.
(11) The Adjutant
General shall have an appropriate seal of office and affix its impression to
all certificates of record issued from the office of the Adjutant General.
(12) The Adjutant
General shall render such professional aid and assistance and perform such
military duties, not otherwise assigned, as may be ordered by the Governor.
(13) The Adjutant
General shall, in time of peace, perform the duties of quartermaster general
and chief of ordnance.
(14) The Adjutant
General may issue regulations as described in ORS 396.125 (1) if authority is
delegated to the Adjutant General by the Governor. [1961 c.454 §10; 1989 c.360 §3;
1989 c.361 §3; 2001 c.104 §137; 2005 c.512 §2; 2017 c.472 §4]