Ala. Code § 31-2A-85 (1975) (Article 85.) Desertion

• Library: Alabama Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions.
• Year: 2023
• Citation: Ala. Code § 31-2A-85 (1975)

(a) Any member of the Alabama National Guard who does any of the following is guilty of desertion:

(1) Without authority goes or remains absent from his or her unit, organization, or place of duty with intent to remain away permanently.

(2) Quits his or her unit, organization, or place of duty with intent to avoid hazardous duty or to shirk important service.

(3) Without being regularly separated from the Alabama National Guard, enlists or accepts an appointment in the same or another one of the state military forces, or in one of the Armed Forces of the United States, without fully disclosing the fact that he or she has not been regularly separated, or enters any foreign armed service except when authorized by the United States.