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title: O.C.G.A. § 38-2-1092. Failure to obey an order, regulation, protective order, or consent agreement and dereliction of duties.
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# O.C.G.A. § 38-2-1092. Failure to obey an order, regulation, protective order, or consent agreement and dereliction of duties.

Any person subject to this article shall be punished as a court-martial may direct who:

(1) Violates or fails to obey any lawful general order or regulation;

(2) Having knowledge of any other lawful order issued by a member of the organized militia, which it is his or her duty to obey, fails to obey the order;

(3) Is derelict in the performance of his or her duties; or

(4) Having knowledge of a protective order or consent agreement issued pursuant to Code Section 38-2-1006.1, which it is his or her duty to obey, fails to obey the protective order or consent agreement.

## History

Code 1981, § 38-2-1092, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 753, § 1/HB 98; Ga. L. 2025, p. 493, § 5/HB 325, effective July 1, 2025.

## Amendments

The 2025 amendment, effective July 1, 2025, deleted “or” at the end of paragraph (2); added “or” at the end of paragraph (3); and added paragraph (4).