W. Va. Code § 15-1E-86
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§15-1E-86. Absence without leave.
Official statutory text
Any person subject to this article who, without authority:
(1) Fails to go to his or her appointed place of duty at the time prescribed;
(2) Goes from that place; or
(3) Absents himself or herself or remains absent from his or her unit, organization, or place of duty at which he or she is required to be at the time prescribed; shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(1) Fails to go to his or her appointed place of duty at the time prescribed;
(2) Goes from that place; or
(3) Absents himself or herself or remains absent from his or her unit, organization, or place of duty at which he or she is required to be at the time prescribed; shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
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