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DETAINMENT & ARREST
CurrentLast updated May 5, 2026
1.CIVILIAN DETAINMENT BY NON MILITARY-POLICE GUARDSMAN.
- - 1. Guardsman are only authorized to detain civilians under any of the following circumstances;
- (a) The civilian is trespasser in the MEZ, or on any Military Installation.
- (b) The civilian has committed one of the property related offenses against a National Guard property as listed below;
- (i) Actively vandalizing or has recently vandalized any National Guard Property.
- (ii) Actively or recently committed any act of vehicle theft on a National Guard vehicle.
- (c) A civilian has committed or is committing a serious felony, as listed below;
- (i) First Degree Murder, Second Degree Murder, Voluntary Manslaughter, Attempted Murder.
- (d) A civilian is actively committing or has committed any listed below offenses, on a guardsman;
- (i) Any form of Battery.
- (ii) Any form of Assault.
- (e) Guardsman are authorized to detain civilians, that are actively being pursued by Law Enforcement.
- (a) The civilian is trespasser in the MEZ, or on any Military Installation.
- (b) The civilian has committed one of the property related offenses against a National Guard property as listed below;
- (i) Actively vandalizing or has recently vandalized any National Guard Property.
- (ii) Actively or recently committed any act of vehicle theft on a National Guard vehicle.
- (c)A civilian has committed or is committing a serious felony, as listed below;
- (i) First Degree Murder, Second Degree Murder, Voluntary Manslaughter, Attempted Murder.
- (d)A civilian is actively committing or has committed any listed below offenses, on a guardsman;
- (i) Any form of Battery.
- (ii) Any form of Assault.
- (e) Guardsman are authorized to detain civilians, that are actively being pursued by Law Enforcement.
- - 2. For all the offenses listed above, guardsman MUST have evidence of the event, since guardsman are not considered Law Enforcement, if a Law Enforcement Officer did not witness the event, guardsman are required to give the evidence to a LEO, as said LEO may not have Probable Cause without evidence.
2.MILITARY POLICE AUTHORITY ON CIVILIANS.
- Military Police have full Law Enforcement authority and are allowed to use law enforcement powers, and may enforce felonies and misdemeanors, state-wide. Military Police should however adhere to National Guard policy and regulations.