N.Y. MIL Law § 8
This is the official text of N.Y. MIL Law § 8, part of New York’s MIL Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "MIL Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Punishment for failure to appear
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§ 8. Punishment for failure to appear. Any member of the unorganized\nmilitia who is ordered to register or to be drafted into the organized\nmilitia under the provision of this chapter and who fails to appear at\nthe time and place designated in such order shall be guilty of a\nmisdemeanor.\n
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