Idaho Code
Idaho Code § 19-3903 (2026)
Issuance and form of warrant.
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Issuance and form of warrant.
If the magistrate judge is satisfied therefrom that the offense complained of has been committed, he must issue a warrant of arrest, which must be substantially in the following form:
The state of Idaho to any sheriff, constable, marshal or policeman, in this state:
Complaint, upon oath, having been this day made before me…. (magistrate judge), by C.D., that the offense of…. (designating it generally), has been committed, and accusing E.F. thereof; you are therefore commanded forthwith to arrest the above named E.F. and bring him before me forthwith at…. (naming place).
Witness my hand at…., this…. day of….,….. A.B.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 1990–1990 · leading case: State v. Missamore, 803 P.2d 528 (Idaho 1990).
State v. Missamore, 803 P.2d 528 (Idaho 1990). “I.C. § 19-3903. Any involvement by the county prosecutor at that stage is questionable, other than that a magistrate after hearing the complainants can decide whether the facts present an indicia of crime, and therefrom reach a conclusion as to what is the apparent nature of the…”
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