Arizona Laws 13-3812. Examination of complainant; issuance of summons or warrant of arrest
Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
When the complaint is laid before the magistrate, he shall examine, on oath, the complainant and any witness he produces, and if there is just reason to believe that the commission of the offense threatened by the person complained of is imminent, the magistrate shall issue a summons, or warrant of arrest, reciting the substance of the complaint. If a warrant of arrest is issued, it shall command the officer to forthwith arrest the person complained of, and bring him before the magistrate.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 13-3812
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Magistrate: means an officer having power to issue a warrant for the arrest of a person charged with a public offense and includes the chief justice and justices of the supreme court, judges of the superior court, judges of the court of appeals, justices of the peace and judges of a municipal court. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Person: means a human being and, as the context requires, an enterprise, a public or private corporation, an unincorporated association, a partnership, a firm, a society, a government, a governmental authority or an individual or entity capable of holding a legal or beneficial interest in property. See Arizona Laws 13-105
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.