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Court Services Division Manual / Volume 6 - Civil Management Bureau (CMB) / Manual of Civil Procedure / 6-04/000.00 Arrests and Warrants / 6-04/020.00 Civil Bench Warrant

6-04/020.20 Warrant Contents


6-04/020.10 Issuance
6-04/020.30 Arrest

The warrant must directed to the sheriff rather than any peace officer, and include the:

  1. Title and case number,
  2. Name and description of the person be arrested
  3. Last known address
  4. Date and county of issuance
  5. Signature, title and name of court of the issuing magistrate
  6. Date of service of the subpoena or order that was disobeyed
  7. Command to bring the person before the court or nearest magistrate
  8. A statement indicating the expiration date of the warrant as determined by the court.
  9. Bail amount
  10. Nighttime service endorsement, if approved by the court
  11. Authorization to release on promise to appear, if approved by the court, and
  12. Appearance date, time and place if the court authorizes release on promise to appear
  13. CCP 1993