Section 16-3-108 - Issuance of arrest warrant without information or complaint

A court shall issue an arrest warrant only on affidavit sworn to or affirmed before the judge or a notary public and relating facts sufficient to establish probable cause that an offense has been committed and probable cause that a particular person committed that offense. The court shall issue a warrant for the arrest of such person commanding any peace officer to arrest the person so named and to take the person without unnecessary delay before the nearest judge of a court of record. Once a person is brought before the judge, the Colorado rules of criminal procedure are applicable.L. 72: R&RE, p. 199, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 39-3-108. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 463, § 3, effective July 1.