Any member of the armed forces who without authority:
A. fails to go to his appointed place of duty at the time prescribed;
B. goes from that place; or
C. absents himself or remains absent from his unit, organization or place of duty at which he is required to be at the time prescribed;
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
History: 1978 Comp., § 20-12-21, enacted by Laws 1989, ch. 337, § 20.
ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 1989, ch. 337 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 16, 1989.