N.D. Cent. Code § 29-02-08: Magistrate must issue warrant

If it appears from a complaint to a magistrate that there is just reason to fear the commission of an offense threatened by the person complained of, the magistrate shall issue a warrant directed generally to the sheriff of the county, marshal, or policeman of the city, reciting the substance of the complaint and commanding the officer forthwith to arrest the person complained of and to bring that person before the magistrate.