- The warrant should specify the name of the defendant, but if it is unknown to the magistrate, the defendant may be designated in the warrant by any name.
- It should also state the offense either by name, or so that it can be clearly inferred.
- It should also show, in some part, the county in which issued, the name and initials of the magistrate in office.
- The warrant shall include a copy of the affidavit of complaint.
Code 1858, §§ 5026, 5027; Shan., §§ 6985, 6986; Code 1932, §§ 11524, 11525; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 40-708, 40-709; Acts 2003, ch. 366, § 4.