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title: O.C.G.A. § 38-2-218. Absence without leave.
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# O.C.G.A. § 38-2-218. Absence without leave.

Any commissioned officer of the organized militia who absents himself without leave for three months may be dismissed by the Governor.

## History

Ga. L. 1955, p. 10, § 48; Ga. L. 1969, p. 228, § 2.