SLR 4-4.036: ISSUANCE OF ARREST WARRANTS

(1) A request for an arrest warrant may be made to any Circuit Court Judge subject to any procedures established by the Presiding Judge. (2) Prior to presenting a request for an arrest warrant, the applicant shall submit the arrest warrant application to a District Attorney who shall personally review the facts underlying the application. (3) When presenting the arrest warrant application, the affiant shall provide the judge with their name and cell phone number, and the name and cell phone number of the District Attorney. (4) An arrest warrant application must be accompanied by an information prepared by the District Attorney’s Office. (5) For arrest warrant applications outside of normal business hours of the court, the request for an arrest warrant must be made to the judge assigned to be the duty judge for after- hour search warrant requests. If the duty judge cannot be contacted, the request may then be made to any other circuit court judge. The District Attorney must also agree that the matter is urgent and cannot wait until the following business day. (6) When an information is filed with an accompanying Order to Seal the Information, it will be automatically unsealed upon the arrest of the defendant. (7) When an arrest warrant application contains a request for an Order to Seal the accompanying document(s), the Order to Seal shall expire after the party is arraigned and all documents will become public at that time absent a further order from the court upon motion of the District Attorney at the time of the arraignment.