{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-35.045","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 35.045","heading":"Imposition of restraint.","body":"(1) Arrest is the restraint of a person by an order not imposed as a punishment for an\noffense, directing the person to remain within certain specified limits. Confinement\nis the physical restraint of a person.\n(2) An enlisted member may be ordered into arrest  or confinement by any\ncommissioned officer by an order, oral or written, delivered in person, or through\nother persons subject to this code. A commanding officer may authorize warrant\nofficers, petty officers, or noncommissioned officers to order enlisted  members of\nthe commanding officer's command or subject to the commanding officer's\nauthority into arrest or confinement.\n(3) A commissioned officer, a warrant officer, or a civilian subject to this code or to\ntrial thereunder may be ordered into arrest or  confinement only by a commanding\nofficer to whose authority he or she is subject, by an order, oral or written, delivered\nin person or by another commissioned officer. The authority to order such persons\ninto arrest or confinement may not be delegated.\n(4) No person may be ordered into arrest or confinement except for probable cause.\n(5) This section does not limit the authority of persons authorized to apprehend\noffenders to secure the custody of an alleged offender until proper authority may be\nnotified.","path":["KRS Chapter 35"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=41887","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:51Z","sha256":"a0fa2161b4f88f96aca6378620dc15952d2dd7ae68551e09cdd8a874a6647ea1","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-35.040","next":"us-ky/krs-35.050"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}