If you get a misdemeanor arrest warrant and it is non summons releasable, what are you doing with the subject?

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If you get a misdemeanor arrest warrant and it is non summons releasable, what are you doing with the subject?

A misdemeanor warrant that is non-summons releasable requires taking the subject into custody and completing the arrest. When a warrant is non-summons releasable, you aren’t allowed to release the person on a summons to appear in court; the authority behind the warrant calls for an actual arrest. So the correct action is to execute the arrest and take the subject to custody for booking and later court proceedings. After arrest, bond may be set and a hearing scheduled, but those steps come after the arrest. Issuing a new warrant isn’t appropriate because there’s already an active warrant in place.

A misdemeanor warrant that is non-summons releasable requires taking the subject into custody and completing the arrest. When a warrant is non-summons releasable, you aren’t allowed to release the person on a summons to appear in court; the authority behind the warrant calls for an actual arrest. So the correct action is to execute the arrest and take the subject to custody for booking and later court proceedings. After arrest, bond may be set and a hearing scheduled, but those steps come after the arrest. Issuing a new warrant isn’t appropriate because there’s already an active warrant in place.

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