9). Any person empowered to apprehend an offender, however,  is  authorized  to  secure  the  custody  of  an alleged offender until proper authority may be notified. Art. 8. Apprehension of Deserters Any  civil  officer  having  authority  to apprehend  offenders  under  the  laws  of  the United  States  or  of  a  State,  Territory, Commonwealth, or possession, or the District of  Columbia  may  summarily  apprehend  a deserter from the armed forces and deliver him into the custody of those forces. When a military service sends out a description of a deserter, with a request for the deserter’s apprehension, the notice gives civil officers the authority to apprehend the person. Art. 9. Imposition of Restraint (a)   Arrest is the restraint of a person by an order  not  imposed  as  a  punishment  for  an offense, directing him to remain within certain specified limits. Confinement is the physical restraint of a person. (b)   An enlisted member may be ordered i n t o a r r e s t o r c o n fi n e m e n t b y a n y commissioned  officer  by  an  order,  oral  or written, delivered in person or through other persons subject to this code. 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. (c)   A  commissioned  officer,  a  warrant officer, or a civilian subject to this code or to trial thereunder 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. (d)   No person may be ordered into arrest or confinement except for probable cause. (e)   Nothing  in  this  article  limits  the authority of persons authorized to apprehend offenders to secure the custody of an alleged offender until proper authority may be notified. Art. 10. Restraint of Persons Charged with Offenses Any person subject to this chapter charged with  an  offense  under  this  chapter  shall  be ordered  into  arrest  or  confinement,  as circumstances may require; but when charged only  with  an  offense  normally  tried  by  a summary court-martial, he shall not ordinarily be placed in confinement. When any person subject to this chapter is placed in arrest or confinement  prior  to  trial,  immediate  steps shall be taken to inform him of the specific wrong of which he is accused and to try him or to dismiss the charges and release him. As the words   normally   and   ordinarily   imply, the provisions of this article may not apply in exceptional cases. Whether to confine, arrest, or restrict a person in lieu of arrest is with the discretion of the officer having the power to do so. What this article says, in effect, is that in most instances confinement is not necessary for persons accused of minor offenses. Art. 11. Reports and Receiving of Prisoners (a)   No provost marshal, commander of a guard, or master-at-arms may refuse to receive or keep any prisoner committed to his charge by a commissioned officer of the armed forces, when  the  committing  officer  furnishes  a statement,  signed  by  him,  of  the  offense charged against the prisoner. (b)   Every  commander  of  the  guard  or master-at-arms to whose charge a prisoner is committed shall, within twenty-four hours after that commitment or as soon as he is relieved from guard, report to the commanding officer the name of the prisoner, the offense charged against him, and the name of the person who ordered or authorized the commitment. An arrest is imposed by notifying the person to be arrested that the person is under arrest and informing the 2-18 Student Notes: