§ 12-6-1 - Examination on complaint of commission of offense.
SECTION 12-6-1
§ 12-6-1 Examination on complaint ofcommission of offense. – Whenever any complaint shall be made to any judge of the district court, or toany justice of the peace authorized to issue warrants within a division of thedistrict court, of the commission of any offense within the division, he or sheshall examine the complainant under oath or affirmation and require thecomplainant's statements to be reduced to writing and be subscribed and swornto by the person or persons making them.