77-9-2 - Procedure after arrest.
77-9-2. Procedure after arrest.
An officer who has made an arrest pursuant to Section 77-9-1 shall without unnecessarydelay take the person arrested before a magistrate of the county in which the arrest was made.The magistrate shall conduct a hearing to determine the lawfulness of the arrest. If he finds thearrest was lawful, the magistrate may commit the person arrested for a reasonable time or mayadmit the person to bail pending extradition proceedings.
Enacted by Chapter 15, 1980 General Session