2025 Session
Last amended: 2022 session
§ 192A.56 — Under the Influence of Alcohol or Controlled Substance While on Duty; Sleeping on Post; Leaving Post Before Relief
Plain-Language Summary
Punishes being drunk or under the influence while on duty, sleeping on guard duty, or leaving a post.
192A.56 UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE WHILE ON DUTY; SLEEPING ON POST; LEAVING POST BEFORE RELIEF.
Any person subject to this code who is found to be under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance as defined in section 192A.566 without a valid medical prescription while on duty or sleeping upon an assigned post, or who leaves that post before being regularly relieved, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
History:
1963 c 661 s 192A.56; 1986 c 444; 2002 c 308 s 51; 2022 c 89 art 6 s 3
History: History: 1963 c 661 s 192A.56; 1986 c 444; 2002 c 308 s 51; 2022 c 89 art 6 s 3
Practical Notes
Being intoxicated on duty, falling asleep on guard, or abandoning your post are serious military offenses.