1. “Arrest” is the restraint of a person by an order, not imposed as a punishment for an offense, directing the person to remain within certain specified limits. “Confinement” is the physical restraint of a person.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 29B.6

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Code: means this chapter. See Iowa Code 29B.1
  • person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. An enlisted member 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 code or through any person authorized by this code to apprehend persons.
 3. A commanding officer may authorize warrant officers or noncommissioned officers to order enlisted members of the officer’s command or subject to the officer’s authority into arrest or confinement.
 4. A commissioned officer or a warrant officer may be ordered apprehended or into arrest or confinement only by a commanding officer to whose authority the commissioned or warrant officer is subject, by an order, oral or written, delivered in person or by another commissioned officer. The authority to order such persons apprehended or into arrest or confinement may not be delegated.
 5. This section does not limit the authority of persons authorized to apprehend offenders to secure the custody of an alleged offender until the proper authority is notified.
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