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title: "10 U.S.C. § 886"
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title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
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# 10 U.S.C. § 886 - Art. 86. Absence without leave

## Text

Any member of the armed forces who, without authority—

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

(2) goes from that place; or

(3) 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.

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

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 88650:680.May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 86), 64 Stat. 135. The words “proper” and “other” are omitted as surplusage.