Criminal ICP Guide
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XX. Issue a
Warrant
A warrant is a writ issued by a judge authorizing an officer to make an arrest.
A judge may issue a warrant in court for various reasons such as failure to
appear for a court hearing or a failure to comply with terms and conditions of
release. These are the types of warrants that can be issued to a defendant:
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Alias Beanch Warrant Issued
- second bench warrant issued on a
defendant
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Alias Capias Issued
- second capias issued on a defendant
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Arrest Warrant Issued -
when an arrest warrant paper is received, this
option will not print an arrest warrant
•
Bench Warrant
- if a subject sets a court date, and then fails to show
at scheduled court date a bench warrant will be issued
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Bench Warrant Issued -
when a bench warrant paper is received, this
option will not print a bench warrant.
•
Capias Issued
- when a capias document is received, this option will
not print a warrant
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Criminal Capias/Warrant -
used in County Criminal, when a
defendant fails to appear or when directed by the court
•
Direct File Capias/Warrant -
used in County Criminal
•
Direct File Warrant -
Used in Circuit Criminal
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Order To Show Cause -
For juvenile use only
•
Petition Of Vop -
For juvenile only
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Pluries Capias Issued
- when a third or subsequent warrant is issued.
•
Street Violation Vop
- warrant issued by an officer when defendant is
commiting an illegal action while in probation
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Summons
- a written notification to be served on a person as a warning
to appear in court at a day specified to answer to the court
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Warrant Issued -
when a warrant paper is received, this option will
not print a warrant
•
Warrant Vop
-warrant issued from Probation when defendants fails to
abide by the terms and conditions of probation
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Warrantless Arrest
- when a defendat is remanded in Open Court
without a warrant. If the officer reasonably believes that a crime has
been committed in her or his presence, the officer may make a
warrantless arrest of any person
