ARTICLE 1. Pay and Allowances [320. - 329.]

Cal. Military and Veterans Code - MVC 1.

in effect

Cal. Military and Veterans Code - MVC § 320. Section 320.

Officers and warrant officers on active duty in the service of the State shall receive the same pay and allowances as officers of similar grade in the United States Army, United States Air Force and United States Navy. All full time active duty heretofore or hereafter performed in the service of the State shall be credited for purposes of determining longevity and service within the provisions of this section and Section 340 of this code.

Cal. Military and Veterans Code - MVC § 321. Section 321.

Enlisted persons, while on active duty in the service of the state, shall receive the same pay and allowances as enlisted persons of similar grade in the United States Army, United States Air Force, and United States Navy, except that enlisted persons in the pay grade of E1 through E4 ordered to active duty pursuant to Section 143 or 146, while on active duty, shall receive not less than the minimum daily rate of pay applicable to a pay grade of E5 in the active military service of the United States. It is the intent of the Legislature that the foregoing minimum payments to enlisted persons in the pay grade of E1 through E4 may be paid from the State Emergency Fund when, in the judgment of the Director of Finance, there is a case of actual necessity for which no appropriation has been made. All full-time active duty previously or hereafter performed in the service of the state shall be credited for purposes of determining longevity and service within the provisions of this section and Section 340.

Cal. Military and Veterans Code - MVC § 322. Section 322.

Officers, warrant officers, and enlisted persons on active duty in the service of the state, except in situations described in Section 188, shall be reimbursed for their necessary traveling and other expenses in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted by the Department of Human Resources.

Cal. Military and Veterans Code - MVC § 323. Section 323.

(a) A qualified member of the California National Guard Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team, as certified by the United States Department of Defense, is eligible to receive an annual State Retention Bonus in the amount of two thousand dollars ($2,000) at the completion of each year of service on the team. (b) For purposes of this section, “qualified member” means a member of the California National Guard Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team who is certified as a hazardous materials specialist or technician under the laws of this state.

Cal. Military and Veterans Code - MVC § 324. Section 324.

(a) Whenever an officer of the National Guard or Naval Militia is detailed for special duty in any matter relating to the National Guard or Naval Militia, by order of the Governor, that officer shall be allowed the same pay and allowances as officers of similar grade in the United States Army and United States Navy and actual traveling expenses. An enlisted person similarly detailed shall be allowed the same pay and allowances as enlisted persons of similar grade in the United States Army and United States Navy and actual traveling expenses, except that family allowances shall not be allowed to those enlisted persons. An officer of the National Guard or Naval Militia may, with their consent, be detailed for special duty without expense to the state, provided, however, the officer may be paid actual traveling expenses. An officer of the National Guard or Naval Militia may, with their consent, be detailed for duty and may be paid compensation in a grade lower than the officer actually holds provided the officer voluntarily waives all compensation in excess of the lower grade. (b) If not inconsistent with the performance of required military duty, members of the National Guard may perform emergency services as defined in Section 18531 of the Government Code, and as provided in Section 19888 of the Government Code, and shall receive as compensation therefore the going wages paid for similar service at or near the place of performance.

Cal. Military and Veterans Code - MVC § 325. Section 325.

When an officer or enlisted person of the United States Army, United States Navy, or United States Air Force, detailed by the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, or the Department of the Air Force for service with the National Guard or Naval Militia, is detailed by the Governor for special duty or requested to perform any duty involving travel not specially directed by the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, or the Department of the Air Force, the officer or enlisted person shall be allowed their actual traveling expenses, but no per diem.

Cal. Military and Veterans Code - MVC § 326. Section 326.

Commissioned officers, warrant officers and enlisted persons and former commissioned officers, warrant officers and enlisted persons of the United States Army, United States Air Force, United States Navy, or any reserve component thereof, California National Guard, State Guard, California National Guard Reserve, California Defense and Security Corps, California State Guard, California Reserve and Retired List or the active militia, may, with their consent, be detailed for active duty with a security section which the Adjutant General is hereby authorized to maintain in the Adjutant General’s office. A commissioned officer, warrant officer or enlisted person who is detailed for duty as provided in this section may be paid compensation in any grade or rank lower than the person actually holds provided the commissioned officer, warrant officer or enlisted person voluntarily waives all compensation in excess of the lower grade or rank.

Cal. Military and Veterans Code - MVC § 327. Section 327.

Officers, warrant officers, and enlisted persons on active duty in the service of the state shall be eligible for health care benefits 30 days after being called to active duty.

Cal. Military and Veterans Code - MVC § 328. Section 328.

(a) The purpose of this section is to help defray the uniform and travel costs paid by volunteers in the State Guard and Naval Militia. (b) On January 1, 2007, the amount of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Military Department for the purposes of providing a combined uniform and travel allowance to each volunteer member of the State Guard or Naval Militia, on or before the last day of the month following the volunteer member’s completion of one year of satisfactory service in the State Guard or Naval Militia, and annually thereafter following the completion of any subsequent full year of satisfactory service. (c) For the purposes of this section, “satisfactory service” shall consist of 100 percent constructive attendance at training assemblies or as otherwise defined by Military Department regulations. (d) The amount of the allowance shall be one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) per year.

Cal. Military and Veterans Code - MVC § 329. Section 329.

The Military Department Workers’ Compensation Fund is hereby created within the State Treasury. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Military Department for purposes of subdivision (a). (a) The moneys in the fund shall be expended for workers’ compensation claims that are wholly or partially reimbursed by the federal government for personnel within the Military Department. (b) The fund may receive and deposit any moneys received from the federal government for the sole purpose of paying workers’ compensation claims of current employees or service members. (c) Moneys in the fund may only be expended by the Military Department for workers’ compensation claims.

Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026