Requisites of warrant.

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The warrant must specify the name of the defendant, or, if it is unknown to the magistrate, the defendant may be designated therein by any name. It must also state an offense in respect to which the magistrate has authority to issue the warrant, and the time of issuing it, and the county, city, or town where it is issued, and if the offense charged is bailable, shall fix the amount of bail and an endorsement shall be made on the warrant, to the following effect: "The defendant is to be admitted to bail in the sum of $_______." and be signed by the magistrate with his name of office.

Amended by Laws 1982, c. 149, § 1, operative Oct. 1, 1982.


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