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9-210.  Warrant for arrest.

[For use with Magistrate Court Rule 6-206 NMRA,

Metropolitan Court Rule 7-206 NMRA, and

Municipal Court Rule 8-806 NMRA]

STATE OF NEW MEXICO

[COUNTY OF ___________________]

[CITY OF _______________________]

_________________________ COURT

                                                                                                                        No. __________

[STATE OF NEW MEXICO]

[COUNTY OF ___________________]

[CITY OF _______________________]

v.

__________________________________________, Defendant

WARRANT FOR ARREST

            THE [STATE OF NEW MEXICO] [CITY OF ___________________]

            TO ANY OFFICER AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE THIS WARRANT¹:

            BASED ON A FINDING OF PROBABLE CAUSE, YOU ARE COMMANDED to arrest the above-named defendant and bring the defendant without unnecessary delay before this court²: to answer the charge of (here state common name and description of offense charged):

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

contrary to Section(s) __________________ (NMSA 1978) (OF THE MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE OF THIS MUNICIPALITY) THIS WARRANT MAY BE EXECUTED:

            [ ]         in any jurisdiction;

            [ ]         anywhere in this state;

            [ ]         anywhere in this county;

            [ ]         anywhere in this city.

            The person obtaining this warrant shall cause it to be entered into a law enforcement information system³:

            [ ]         maintained by the state police.

            [ ]         __________________ (identify other law enforcement information system).

Dated this ____________ day of ______________, ________.

                                                                        ___________________________________

                                                                        Judge

RETURN WHERE DEFENDANT IS FOUND 

            I arrested the above-named defendant on the ____________ day of ______________, ________, and served a copy of this warrant on the ____________ day of ______________, ________ and caused this warrant to be removed from the warrant information system identified in this warrant.  

                                                                        ___________________________________

                                                                        Signature

                                                                        ___________________________________

                                                                        Title

USE NOTES

            1.         An arrest warrant may be directed to a full-time salaried state or county law enforcement officer, a municipal police officer, a campus security officer, or an Indian tribal or pueblo law enforcement officer.

            2.         If the judge is unavailable, defendant must be brought before designee for setting of conditions of release. A defendant accused of a bailable offense may not be held without the setting of conditions of release. (Rules 6-401, 8-401 NMRA.)

            3.         All district court, metropolitan court and magistrate court felony, misdemeanor and driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs warrants must be entered into a law enforcement information system.

[As amended, effective July 1, 1999; March 1, 2000.]