A warrant for arrest may be issued in any county, though the crime was committed in another county. A warrant, once issued, may be executed in any county without being backed or endorsed by a judicial officer in the county where the warrant is executed.
(Orig. Code 1863, § 4601; Ga. L. 1865-66, p. 38, §§ 1, 3; Code 1868, § 4623; Code 1873, § 4720; Code 1882, § 4720; Penal Code 1895, § 888; Penal Code 1910, § 909; Code 1933, § 27-108.)
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Probate judge may issue arrest warrant for absent traffic violators.
- Judge of the probate court does not have authority to issue a bench warrant, but the judge does have authority to issue an arrest warrant for a person who does not appear to answer a traffic violation citation issued to the person, regardless of whether the person resides in or out of the respective county. 1975 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U75-65.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 5 Am. Jur. 2d, Arrest, § 27 et seq.
C.J.S.- 22 C.J.S., Criminal Procedure and Rights of the Accused, § 18 et seq.
ALR.
- Territorial extent of power to arrest under a warrant, 61 A.L.R. 377.