Arizona statute
A.R.S. § 13-3812 — Examination of complainant; issuance of summons or warrant of arrest
Current through 57th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)
Part of Article 2: Security to Keep the Peace, Arizona Revised Statutes.
Full text of A.R.S. § 13-3812
Statutory text current through the 57th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text published by the Arizona Legislature (Arizona Legislative Council compilation, azleg.gov); it is not the official statutes of the State of Arizona.
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.
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