Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§807 Art. 7. Apprehension
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Summary
Apprehension — taking someone into custody. Anyone the military rules let arrest people or bring them to trial can arrest someone if they reasonably believe an offense occurred and that the person did it. Commissioned officers, warrant officers, petty officers, and noncommissioned officers can break up fights and arrest service members who take part.
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Title 10, §807
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(a)Apprehension is the taking of a person into custody.
(b)Any person authorized under regulations governing the armed forces to apprehend persons subject to this chapter or to trial thereunder may do so upon reasonable belief that an offense has been committed and that the person apprehended committed it.
(c)Commissioned officers, warrant officers, petty officers, and noncommissioned officers have authority to quell quarrels, frays, and disorders among persons subject to this chapter and to apprehend persons subject to this chapter who take part therein.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 807(a)807(b)50:561(a).50:561(b).May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 7), 64 Stat. 111. 807(c)50:561(c). In subsection (a), the words “into custody” and “of a person” are transposed. In subsection (c), the words “All” and “shall” are omitted as surplusage. The word “Commissioned” is inserted before the word “officers” for clarity. The word “therein” is substituted for the words “in the same”.
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10 U.S.C. § 807
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73