§ 5203. Imposition of restraint
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 51 Pa.C.S.A. Military AffairsEffective: October 24, 2013
Effective: October 24, 2013
51 Pa.C.S.A. § 5203
§ 5203. Imposition of restraint
(a) Enlisted personnel.--An enlisted person subject to this part may be ordered into arrest or confinement by any commissioned officer by an order, oral or written, delivered in person or through other persons subject to this part or through any person authorized by this part to apprehend persons. A commanding officer may authorize warrant officers, petty officers or noncommissioned officers to order enlisted members of his command or subject to his authority into arrest or confinement.
(b) Commissioned officers and warrant officers.--A commissioned officer or a warrant officer subject to this part may be ordered into arrest or confinement only by a commanding officer to whose authority he is subject, by an order, oral or written, delivered in person or by another commissioned officer. The authority to order such persons into arrest or confinement may not be delegated.
“Arrest.” The restraint of a person subject to this part by an order, not imposed as a punishment for an offense, directing him to remain within certain specified limits.
“Confinement.” The physical restraint of a person subject to this part.
Credits
2012, Oct. 24, P.L. 1506, No. 192, § 2, effective in one year [Oct. 24, 2013].
51 Pa.C.S.A. § 5203, PA ST 51 Pa.C.S.A. § 5203
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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