Texas § 432.130 DESERTION.

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§ 432.130 — DESERTION.

Texas § 432.130

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 432.130 (2026).

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Sec. 432.130. DESERTION.

(a)A member of the state military forces is guilty of desertion if the member:

(1)without authority goes or remains absent from his unit, organization, or place of duty with intent to remain away permanently;

(2)quits his unit, organization, or place of duty with intent to avoid hazardous duty or to shirk important service; or

(3)without being regularly separated from one of the state military forces, enlists or accepts an appointment in the same or another of the state military forces, or in one of the armed forces of the United States, without fully disclosing the fact that he has not been regularly separated.

(b)A commissioned officer of the state military forces who, after tender of his resignation and before notice of its acceptance, quits his post or pro

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Sec. 432.130. DESERTION. (a) A member of the state military forces is guilty of desertion if the member:
(1) without authority goes or remains absent from his unit, organization, or place of duty with intent to remain away permanently;
(2) quits his unit, organization, or place of duty with intent to avoid hazardous duty or to shirk important service; or
(3) without being regularly separated from one of the state military forces, enlists or accepts an appointment in the same or another of the state military forces, or in one of the armed forces of the United States, without fully disclosing the fact that he has not been regularly separated.
(b) A commissioned officer of the state military forces who, after tender of his resignation and before notice of its acceptance, quits his post or proper duties without leave and with intent to remain away permanently is guilty of desertion.
(c) A person found guilty of desertion or attempt to desert shall be punished as a court-martial directs.