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# 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.