SDCL § 33-10-254: Absence without leave.

Any person subject to this code who, without authority:

(1) Fails to go to the person's appointed place of duty at the time prescribed;

(2) Goes from that place; or

(3) Absents himself or herself or remains absent from the person's unit, organization, or place of duty at which the person is required to be at the time prescribed;

shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.