Indiana Code 35-33-2-2. Contents; form
(1) be in writing;
Terms Used In Indiana Code 35-33-2-2
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
- Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
- Sheriff: means the sheriff of the county or another person authorized to perform sheriff's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(3) set forth the nature of the offense for which the warrant is issued;
(4) state the date and county of issuance;
(5) be signed by the clerk or the judge of the court with the title of his office;
(6) command that the person against whom the indictment or information was filed be arrested and brought before the court issuing the warrant, without unnecessary delay;
(7) specify the amount of bail, if any; and
(8) be directed to the sheriff of the county.
(b) An arrest warrant may be in substantially the following form:
TO: ______________
You are hereby commanded to arrest ___________ forthwith, and hold that person to bail in the sum of _______ dollars, to answer in the _______ Court of ________ County, in the State of Indiana, an information or indictment for ____________.
And for want of bail commit him to the jail of the County, and thereafter without unnecessary delay to bring him before the said court.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, ___________ (Clerk/Judge) of said Court, hereto affix the seal thereof, and subscribe my name at __________ this ________ day of _______ A.D. 20__.
______________________
Clerk or Judge of the Court
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.298, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.2-2005, SEC.115.