10 U.S.C. § 807

Art. 7. Apprehension

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(a) Apprehension is the taking of a person into custody.(b) Any person authorized under regulations governing the armed forces to apprehend persons subject to this chapter or to trial thereunder may do so upon reasonable belief that an offense has been committed and that the person apprehended committed it.(c) Commissioned officers, warrant officers, petty officers, and noncommissioned officers have authority to quell quarrels, frays, and disorders among persons subject to this chapter and to apprehend persons subject to this chapter who take part therein.(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 39.)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

807(a)

807(b)

50:561(a).

50:561(b).

May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 7), 64 Stat. 111.

807(c)

50:561(c).

In subsection (a), the words “into custody” and “of a person” are transposed.

In subsection (c), the words “All” and “shall” are omitted as surplusage. The word “Commissioned” is inserted before the word “officers” for clarity. The word “therein” is substituted for the words “in the same”.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 107 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1957–2023 · leading case: Weiss v. United States, 510 U.S. 163 (1994).
Weiss v. United States, 510 U.S. 163 (1994). · cites it 2× “7(c), UCMJ, 10 U. S. C. § 807 (c). Commanding officers can impose nonjudicial disciplinary punishment for minor offenses, without the intervention of a court-martial, which includes correctional custody, forfeiture of pay, reduction in grade, extra duties, restriction to certain…”
United States v. Alameda, 57 M.J. 190 (C.A.A.F. 2002). · cites it 2× “This difference in terminology is based on the definitions of “apprehension” and “arrest” in Articles 7 and 9, Uniform Code of Military Justice 10 USC §§ 807 and 809, respectively. 20 United States v.”
Caulkins v. Pritzker, 2023 IL 129453 (Ill. 2023). “ees of a governmental agency who are (or were) authorized by law to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of, or the incarceration of any person for, any violation of law and has statutory powers of arrest or apprehension under section…”
United States v. Davenport, 9 M.J. 364 (1980). “Compare Article 7(a), UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 807 (a), with Article 9(a), UCMJ, 10 U.”
United States v. Schneider, 14 M.J. 189 (1982). · cites it 2× “Appellate government counsel counter by asserting that the agents had probable cause under Dunaway to “seize” the accused for questioning, even though he was not “apprehended” in the sense of Article 7, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 807 . 2 *191 In Dunaway a Rochester detective…”
State v. Morley, 952 P.2d 167 (Wash. 1998). “his opinion in this matter: The Uniform Code of Military Justice, which was in effect at the time the appellee was being prosecuted, provided a member of the armed forces with the following rights: no person may be apprehended unless the apprehending officer does so upon a…”
United States v. Wilson, 6 M.J. 214 (1979). · cites it 2× “To meet the test of a lawful arrest under Article 7, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 807 , there are two prerequisites: first, that the person making the apprehension is authorized under service regulations to apprehend; and second, “reasonable belief that an…”
United States v. Weiss, 36 M.J. 224 (1992). “7(c), UCMJ, 10 USC § 807 (c)); make arrests (Art. 9(b), UCMJ, 10 USC § 809 (b)); serve as an investigating officer (Art.”
United States v. Ezell, 6 M.J. 307 (1979). “Therefore, to effectuate that command objective, it is said that the commander necessarily becomes a law-enforcement official.”
United States v. Donald Eugene Banks, 539 F.2d 14 (9th Cir. 1976). “See 10 U.S.C. § 807 . He insists that using the military to enforce *16 the civil laws is prohibited by the Posse Comitatus Act.”
United States v. Rozier, 1 M.J. 469 (1976). · cites it 3× “Since a serviceperson may be apprehended and confined only if probable cause (or reasonable belief) exists that an offense has been committed and that he committed it, Articles 7(b) and 9(d), UCMJ, 10 U.S.C.A. §§ 807 (b), 809(d), the shore patrol members who apprehended the…”
United States v. Cordero, 11 M.J. 210 (1981). · cites it 2× “See Articles 7(b) and 9(a), UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. §§ 807 (b) and 809(a). See generally United States v.”
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