58-1-628 - Malingering.

58-1-628. Malingering.

Any member of the national guard who for the purpose of avoiding work, duty or service:

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

     (2)  Intentionally inflicts self-injury;

is guilty of a Class E felony.

[Acts 1970, ch. 596, § 72; T.C.A., § 7-328; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 73.]