§809 Art. 9. Imposition of Restraint

Summary

Sets rules for ordering people into arrest or confinement. Arrest means being told to stay inside certain limits. Confinement means being physically held. Any commissioned officer can order an enlisted member into arrest or confinement. Orders can be spoken or written and given in person or through others under the same rules. A commanding officer may let warrant officers, petty officers, or NCOs give those orders for enlisted members in his command. A commissioned officer, warrant officer, or civilian who is under this law can only be put into arrest or confinement by the commanding officer who has authority over them. That order must be spoken or written and given in person or by another commissioned officer, and the commanding officer cannot transfer that power to someone else. No one may be ordered into arrest or confinement unless there is probable cause. People who are allowed to apprehend suspects may hold someone temporarily until the proper authority is notified.