RSA 110-B:44 Arrest and Confinement.

I. "Arrest" is the restraint of a person by an order, not imposed as punishment for an offense, directing the person to remain within certain specified limits. "Confinement" is the physical restraint of a person.
II. An enlisted person may be ordered into arrest or confinement by any commissioned officer by an order, oral or written, delivered in person or through another member of the national guard. A commanding officer may authorize warrant officers or non-commissioned officers to order enlisted personnel of the command or subject to the officer's authority, into arrest or confinement.
III. The officer who is subject to this chapter may be ordered into arrest or confinement only by a commanding officer to whose authority the person is subject, by an order, oral or wri