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SDCL § 23A-2-4: (Rule 4(c)(1)) Contents and signature of arrest warrant--Endorsement as to bail.

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  1. TITLE 23A. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
  2. CHAPTER 23A-2. COMPLAINT, WARRANT AND SUMMONS

Each arrest warrant shall be dated and contain its place of issuance. It shall be signed by a committing magistrate. It shall contain the name of the defendant or, if his name is unknown, any name or description by which he can be identified with reasonable certainty. It shall command that the defendant be brought before the nearest available committing magistrate. The committing magistrate who signs the warrant shall also endorse the amount of bail on it.

Source: CCrimP 1877, § 97; CL 1887, § 7122; RCCrimP 1903, § 94; RC 1919, § 4530; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 34.1616; SDCL, § 23-21-2; SL 1978, ch 178, § 6.

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