§ 886. Art. 86. Absence without leave

Statutory text

Any member of the armed forces who, without authority—

fails to go to his appointed place of duty at the time prescribed;

goes from that place; or

absents himself or remains absent from his unit, organization, or place of duty at which he is required to be at the time prescribed;

shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1956
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 67.) · 70A Stat. 67
Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 886
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 67.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 67.)

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Notes

historicalAndRevision

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
886	50:680.	May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 86), 64 Stat. 135.

The words “proper” and “other” are omitted as surplusage.

Credits

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 67.)