Tenn. Code Ann. § 58-1-613
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Absence without leave
Official statutory text
Any person of the Tennessee national guard who, without proper authority: (1) Fails to go to the appointed place of duty at the time prescribed; (2) Goes from that place; or (3) Absents self or remains absent from the unit, organization, or other place of duty at which the guard member is required to be at the time prescribed; is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. Acts 1970, ch. 596, § 57; T.C.A., § 7-313; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113; 2008, ch. 716, § 1.
Any person of the Tennessee national guard who, without proper authority:
(1) Fails to go to the appointed place of duty at the time prescribed;
(2) Goes from that place; or
(3) Absents self or remains absent from the unit, organization, or other place of duty at which the guard member is required to be at the time prescribed; is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
Acts 1970, ch. 596, § 57; T.C.A., § 7-313; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113; 2008, ch. 716, § 1.
Any person of the Tennessee national guard who, without proper authority:
(1) Fails to go to the appointed place of duty at the time prescribed;
(2) Goes from that place; or
(3) Absents self or remains absent from the unit, organization, or other place of duty at which the guard member is required to be at the time prescribed; is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
Acts 1970, ch. 596, § 57; T.C.A., § 7-313; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113; 2008, ch. 716, § 1.
Status: in_force
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