Terms Used In Alabama Code 31-2-109

  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

The Governor may call out all, or such portion of the militia and volunteer forces of the state as may be deemed advisable, to execute the laws, suppress insurrection and repel invasion, or to provide assistance in cases of disaster.