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. The Governor may call into active service any portion of the
active militia as may be necessary, and if the number available be
insufficient, the Governor may call into active service any portion
of the unorganized militia as may be necessary, in any of the
following events:
(a) In case of war, insurrection, rebellion, invasion, tumult,
riot, breach of the peace, public calamity or catastrophe, including,
but not limited to, catastrophic fires, or other emergency, or
imminent danger thereof, or resistance to the laws of this state or
the United States.
(b) Upon call or requisition of the President of the United
States.
(c) Upon call of any United States marshal in California, or upon
call of any officer of the United States Army commanding an army,
army area, or military administrative or tactical command including
generally the State of California, or upon call of any officer of the
United States Air Force commanding an air force, air defense force,
air defense command or air command including generally the State of
California.
(d) Upon call of the chief executive officer of any city or city
and county, or of any justice of the Supreme Court, or of any judge
of the superior court, or of any sheriff, setting forth that there is
an unlawful or riotous assembly with intent to commit a felony, or
to offer violence to person or property, or to resist the laws of the
State of California or the United States or that there has occurred
a public calamity or catastrophe requiring aid to the civil
authorities.
(e) Upon call of the sheriff setting forth that the civil power of
the county is not sufficient to enable the sheriff to execute
process delivered to him or her.