§ 12-9-16 - Warrant of arrest on affidavit.
SECTION 12-9-16
§ 12-9-16 Warrant of arrest on affidavit.– Whenever any person within this state shall be charged on the oath of anycredible person before any judge of this state with the commission of any crimein any other state and, except in cases arising under §§ 12-9-7 and12-9-8, with having fled from justice, or with having been convicted of a crimein that state and having escaped from confinement, or having broken the termsof his or her bail, probation, or parole, or whenever complaint shall have beenmade before any judge in this state setting forth on the affidavit of anycredible person in another state that a crime has been committed in that otherstate and that the accused has been charged in that state with the commissionof the crime, and, except in cases arising under §§ 12-9-7 and12-9-8, has fled from justice, or with having been convicted of a crime in thatstate and having escaped from confinement, or having broken the terms of his orher bail, probation, or parole, and is believed to be in this state, the judgeshall issue a warrant directed to any peace officer commanding him or her toapprehend the person named in the warrrant, wherever he or she may be found inthis state, and to bring him or her before the judge or any other judge orcourt who or which may be available in or convenient of access to the placewhere the arrest may be made, to answer the charges or complaint and affidavit,and a certified copy of the sworn charge or complaint and affidavit upon whichthe warrant is issued shall be attached to the warrant.