A. When an arrest by virtue of a warrant occurs in a county other than that in which the alleged offense was committed, the person arrested shall without unnecessary delay be taken either before the nearest or most accessible magistrate in the county in which the arrest occurs or a magistrate in the county in which the offense was committed.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 13-3963

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Magistrate: means an officer having power to issue a warrant for the arrest of a person charged with a public offense and includes the chief justice and justices of the supreme court, judges of the superior court, judges of the court of appeals, justices of the peace and judges of a municipal court. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Person: means a human being and, as the context requires, an enterprise, a public or private corporation, an unincorporated association, a partnership, a firm, a society, a government, a governmental authority or an individual or entity capable of holding a legal or beneficial interest in property. See Arizona Laws 13-105

B. If the person arrested is bailable as of right in respect of the offense set forth in the warrant and the warrant includes a bond amount, the officer making the arrest, on being so requested by the person arrested, shall take the person arrested before a magistrate or other official of the county in which the arrest occurs or the county in which the offense was committed having authority to admit the person arrested to bail, who shall admit the person arrested to bail and order the person arrested to appear in the court that issued the warrant.