{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-58-1-621","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 58-1-621","heading":"Misbehavior on active duty","body":"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.\nAny member of the national guard who, while on active state duty:\n(1) Runs away;\n(2) Shamefully abandons, surrenders, or delivers up any command, unit, place, or military property which it is the guard member's duty to defend;\n(3) Through disobedience, neglect, or intentional misconduct endangers the safety of any such command, unit, place or military property;\n(4) Casts away arms or ammunition;\n(5) Is guilty of cowardly conduct;\n(6) Quits the guard member's place of duty to plunder or pillage; or\n(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.\nis guilty of a Class E felony.","path":["TN Code","Title 58","Chapter 1"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"777f3611e02b34bd288a251a65787a20e0a3d8ed6ff0f3efbc97deb435ac99ef","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-58-1-620","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-58-1-622"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}