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Tenn. Code Ann. § 58-1-621: Misbehavior on active duty

Any member of the national guard who, while on active state duty: (1) Runs away; (2) Shamefully abandons, surrenders, or delivers up any command, unit, place, or military property which it is the guard member's duty to defend; (3) Through disobedience, neglect, or intentional misconduct endangers the safety of any such command, unit, place or military property; (4) Casts away arms or ammunition; (5) Is guilty of cowardly conduct; (6) Quits the guard member's place of duty to plunder or pillage; or (7) Causes false alarms in any command, unit, or place under control of the armed forces of the United States or the national guard; is guilty of a Class E felony. Acts 1970, ch. 596, § 65, T.C.A., § 7-321; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 69.
Any member of the national guard who, while on active state duty:
(1) Runs away;
(2) Shamefully abandons, surrenders, or delivers up any command, unit, place, or military property which it is the guard member's duty to defend;
(3) Through disobedience, neglect, or intentional misconduct endangers the safety of any such command, unit, place or military property;
(4) Casts away arms or ammunition;
(5) Is guilty of cowardly conduct;
(6) Quits the guard member's place of duty to plunder or pillage; or
(7) Causes false alarms in any command, unit, or place under control of the armed forces of the United States or the national guard; is guilty of a Class E felony.
is guilty of a Class E felony.

Where this section sits in the code

TN Code
Title 58
Chapter 1

Any member of the national guard who, while on active state duty:

(1) Runs away;

(2) Shamefully abandons, surrenders, or delivers up any command, unit, place, or military property which it is the guard member's duty to defend;

(3) Through disobedience, neglect, or intentional misconduct endangers the safety of any such command, unit, place or military property;

(4) Casts away arms or ammunition;

(5) Is guilty of cowardly conduct;

(6) Quits the guard member's place of duty to plunder or pillage; or

(7) Causes false alarms in any command, unit, or place under control of the armed forces of the United States or the national guard; is guilty of a Class E felony.

is guilty of a Class E felony.

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