Tennessee Code 58-1-621 – Misbehavior on active duty

Any member of the national guard who, while on active state duty:

(1) Runs away;

Under the Tennessee Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:

Class	Prison	Fine
class E felony	1 to 6 years	up to $3,000

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National guard: means the army national guard and the air national guard. See Tennessee Code 58-1-102
Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

(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.

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