23A-4-1. Arrested person taken before magistrate–Complaint filed on arrest without warrant. A law enforcement officer shall, without unnecessary delay, take the arrested person before the nearest available committing magistrate. Any person, other than a law enforcement officer, making an arrest shall, without unnecessary delay, take the arrested person before the nearest available committing magistrate or […]
23A-4-2.(Rule 5(b)) Procedure on minor offenses cognizable by magistrate court. If the charge against a defendant is cognizable by a magistrate pursuant to §16-12B-8, the magistrate shall proceed in accordance with that section. Source: SL 1978, ch 178, §37.
23A-4-3.(Rule 5(c)) Advice to defendant at initial appearance on charge requiring preliminary hearing–Charges requiring preliminary hearing–Waiver or scheduling of hearing–Extension of time. If a charge against a defendant requires a preliminary hearing, the defendant may not be called on to plead. The committing magistrate shall inform the defendant of the complaint against the defendant and […]
23A-4-4. Advice to defendant and admission to bail when initial appearance before another magistrate–Initial appearance without warrant–Transmittal of files to appropriate court. Subject to §§23A-17-1 to 23A-17-4, inclusive, if a defendant is taken before a committing magistrate who did not issue the warrant, or in case no warrant has been issued, the committing magistrate shall […]
23A-4-5. Transfer to magistrate judge or circuit court for preliminary hearing. Either the defendant or the prosecuting attorney may, at any time prior to the commencement of a preliminary hearing before a lay magistrate, make a motion that the proceedings be transferred to a magistrate judge or to the circuit court. Upon such a motion […]
23A-4-6.(Rule 5.1(a)) Holding for trial when probable cause shown on preliminary hearing–Evidence received. If from the evidence it appears that there is probable cause to believe that an offense has been committed and that the defendant committed it, the committing magistrate shall forthwith hold him to answer in the trial court of the county having […]
23A-4-7.(Rule 5.1(b)) Discharge and dismissal in absence of probable cause–Subsequent prosecution on same offense. If from the evidence it appears that there is not probable cause to believe that an offense has been committed or that the defendant committed it, the committing magistrate shall dismiss the complaint and discharge the defendant. The discharge of a […]
23A-4-8.(Rule 5.1(c)) Record of proceedings on preliminary hearing–Cost–Transmittal of papers to trial court–Limitation of access to record. A verbatim record of the proceeding in each preliminary hearing shall be made under the direction of the committing magistrate upon request of either the prosecuting attorney or the defendant. A copy of the transcript of the record […]
