{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-432.157","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 432.157","heading":"MALINGERING.","body":"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:\n(1) feigns illness, physical disablement, mental lapse, or derangement; or\n(2) intentionally inflicts self-injury.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE C. STATE MILITARY FORCES AND VETERANS","CHAPTER 432. TEXAS CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE","SUBCHAPTER J. PUNITIVE ARTICLES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.432.htm#432.157","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"f8e34b838f7d89cdda931bff24b698a5dfc0a2f449db47d410a9940c793d239a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-432.156","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-432.158"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}