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Del. Code tit. 11, § 5906

Examination of law-enforcement officer’s warrant of arrest; form

Code 1852, §§ 2023-2025; Code 1915, § 3968; Code 1935, § 4468; 11 Del

(a) When complaint is made in due form to a justice of the peace by a law-enforcement officer, alleging that an offense has been committed, the justice shall carefully examine the law-enforcement officer on oath or affirmation and if the justice considers there is probable ground for the accusation, the justice shall issue the law-enforcement officer a warrant.

(b) A warrant of arrest may be in the form prescribed by the Justice of the Peace Court Criminal Rules.

(c) The warrant shall ordinarily be directed to any law-enforcement officer in the county in which the alleged offense was committed, but in case of an emergency the warrant may be directed to any law-enforcement officer in the State.

(d) A copy of the complaint shall be attached to the warrant.

Official source: Delaware Code Online. Reproduced from public-domain Delaware statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.