10 USC § 886 - Art. 86. Absence without leave

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title: "10 USC § 886 - Art. 86. Absence without leave"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "886"
section_name: "Art. 86. Absence without leave"
chapter_number: 47
chapter_name: "UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE"
subchapter_number: "X"
subchapter_name: "PUNITIVE ARTICLES"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 67.)"
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# § 886. Art. 86. Absence without leave

Any member of the armed forces who, without authority—

**(1)** fails to go to his appointed place of duty at the time prescribed;

**(2)** goes from that place; or

**(3)** 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.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 67.)

| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 886 | 50:680. | May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 86), 64 Stat. 135. |

The words “proper” and “other” are omitted as surplusage.