La. Stat. tit. 29 § 183

Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 29:183 - Article 83. Malingering

Any person subject to this Code who for the purpose of avoiding work, duty, or service in the state military forces:

(1) feigns illness, physical disablement, mental lapse, or derangement; or

(2) intentionally inflicts self-injury; shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

La. R.S. § 29:183

Acts 1974, No. 621, §1; Acts 2022, No. 672, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 29:215.

Amended by Acts 2022, No. 672,s. 1, eff. 8/1/2022.

Renumbered as La. R.S. § 29:183 by Acts 2022, No. 672,s. 1, eff. 8/1/2022.

Acts 1974, No. 621, §1.

Former R.S. 29:183 redesignated as R.S. 29:204 a by Acts 2022, No. 672, §1.