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5924.85 Desertion.

(A) Any member of the organized militia who:

(1) Without authority goes or remains absent from his unit, organization, or place of duty with intent to remain away therefrom 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 forces of the organized militia enlists or accepts an appointment in the same or another one of the forces of the organized militia without fully disclosing the fact that he has not been regularly separated;

(B) Any commissioned officer of the organized militia 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 therefrom permanently is guilty of desertion.

(C) Any person found guilty of desertion or attempt to desert shall be punished, if the offense is committed in time of war, by death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct, but if the desertion or attempt to desert occurs at any other time, by such punishment, other than death, as a court-martial may direct.

Effective Date: 10-10-1961

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Ohio > Title59 > Chapter5924 > 5924_85

5924.85 Desertion.

(A) Any member of the organized militia who:

(1) Without authority goes or remains absent from his unit, organization, or place of duty with intent to remain away therefrom 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 forces of the organized militia enlists or accepts an appointment in the same or another one of the forces of the organized militia without fully disclosing the fact that he has not been regularly separated;

(B) Any commissioned officer of the organized militia 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 therefrom permanently is guilty of desertion.

(C) Any person found guilty of desertion or attempt to desert shall be punished, if the offense is committed in time of war, by death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct, but if the desertion or attempt to desert occurs at any other time, by such punishment, other than death, as a court-martial may direct.

Effective Date: 10-10-1961


State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Ohio > Title59 > Chapter5924 > 5924_85

5924.85 Desertion.

(A) Any member of the organized militia who:

(1) Without authority goes or remains absent from his unit, organization, or place of duty with intent to remain away therefrom 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 forces of the organized militia enlists or accepts an appointment in the same or another one of the forces of the organized militia without fully disclosing the fact that he has not been regularly separated;

(B) Any commissioned officer of the organized militia 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 therefrom permanently is guilty of desertion.

(C) Any person found guilty of desertion or attempt to desert shall be punished, if the offense is committed in time of war, by death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct, but if the desertion or attempt to desert occurs at any other time, by such punishment, other than death, as a court-martial may direct.

Effective Date: 10-10-1961