Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Government Code § 432.157: MALINGERING.

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GOVERNMENT CODE
TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH
SUBTITLE C. STATE MILITARY FORCES AND VETERANS
CHAPTER 432. TEXAS CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE
SUBCHAPTER J. PUNITIVE ARTICLES

A person subject to this chapter shall be punished as a court-martial directs if the person, for the purpose of avoiding work, duty, or service in the state military forces:

(1) feigns illness, physical disablement, mental lapse, or derangement; or

(2) intentionally inflicts self-injury.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

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