Rule 67 - Criminal Cases
Rule 67.0.1 - Warrants for Arrest
1. For purposes of this rule, a warrant for arrest shall be considered to have issued "pre-trial" if it is issued prior to a verdict or finding of guilty, or acceptance of a guilty plea. If issued subsequent to the foregoing, it shall be considered to have issued "post-trial".
2. A warrant for arrest issued pre-trial shall:
a. if issued by an associate circuit judge, be returned to the associate circuit judge assigned to hear criminal matters at the time the return is made.
b. if issued by a circuit judge, designate the docket letter to which the issuing judge is currently assigned, and shall be returned to the judge assigned to that docket at the time the return is made.
3. A warrant for arrest issued post-trial, whether issued by an associate circuit judge or a circuit judge, shall designate the division out of which the warrant is issued and be returned to that division.
4. A warrant for arrest issued by a judge temporarily assigned to hear matters for another division shall designate the docket letter or the division to which the case is assigned, as directed in paragraphs 2 and 3 above, and the return shall be made to such docket or division.
5. No warrant for arrest shall be issued by an associate circuit or circuit judge or by the Court Administrator's Office unless the conditions of release are stated therein.
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