Article 5
Order for Protective Custody
1. To place a person under protective custody an order for protective custody must be issued in writing by the office of the Secret State Police. At the time of his arrest or not later than the day after the order for protective custody has been transmitted, the accused will be handed a copy of the order for which he has to sign a receipt.
2. Any order for protective custody must include a brief statement of the reasons for which protective custody was ordered.
3. The next of kin (wife, parents, children, brothers, or sisters) of a person under protective custody are to be informed that he has been placed under protective custody and where he is located, unless special reasons render such action inadvisable.
4. If a civil servant is taken under protective custody the Secret State Police must immediately notify his superior agency and state the reasons for his protective custody.
5. If a member of the NSDAP or of any of its formations is taken under protective custody, the Secret State Police must notify the Party agency concerned and state the reasons for his protective custody.
Article 6
Execution
As a matter of principle, persons under protective custody are to be placed in State concentration camps.