Subdivision 1.

[Repealed, 2002 c 308 s 71]

Subd. 2.Who may act; probable cause.

Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 192A.045

  • Code: means this chapter;

    (4) "Commanding officer" means a commissioned officer who is in command of any unit;

    (5) "Commissioned officer" includes a commissioned warrant officer;

    (6) "Convening authority" includes, in addition to the person who convened the court, a commissioned officer commanding or temporarily commanding, or a successor in command;

    (7) "Enlisted member" means a person in an enlisted grade;

    (8) "Federal active service" has the meaning given in section 190. See Minnesota Statutes 192A.015

  • Military: refers to any or all of the armed forces of the United States or any state;

    (13) "Military court" means a court-martial, a court of inquiry;

    (14) "Officer" means commissioned or warrant officer;

    (15) "Rank" means the order of precedence among members of the state military forces;

    (16) "Shall" is used in a mandatory sense;

    (17) "State judge advocate" means the commissioned officer responsible for supervising the administration of the military justice in the state military forces and appointed pursuant to section 192A. See Minnesota Statutes 192A.015

  • Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.

Any person authorized by this code, or by rules issued under it, or any licensed peace officer, may apprehend persons subject to this code upon probable cause to believe that an offense has been committed and that the person apprehended committed it.

Subd. 3.Absence without leave.

If any person subject to this code misses a movement to, or is absent without official leave from, any military duty defined under section 190.05, subdivisions 5a and 5b, the person may be apprehended and delivered to the person’s commanding officer or the officer in charge. Apprehension may be made by military police personnel or by any licensed peace officer pursuant to a warrant issued by a military judge upon a finding of probable cause.

Subd. 4.Quarrels, frays, and disorders.

Commissioned officers, warrant officers, and noncommissioned officers have authority to quell quarrels, frays, and disorders among persons subject to this code and to apprehend persons subject to this code who take part therein.