When an arrest is made without a warrant, the person arrested shall, without unnecessary delay, be taken before the nearest or most accessible magistrate in the judicial district in which such arrest was made, and the grounds on which the arrest was made shall be stated to the magistrate by complaint, subscribed and sworn to by the complainant, or supported by the complainant's affirmation, and such magistrate shall proceed as follows:
1. If the magistrate believes from such complaint that the offense charged is triable in the magistrate's court, the magistrate shall proceed with the case.
2. If the magistrate believes from such complaint that the offense charged is triable in another court, the magistrate shall by written order, commit the person arrested to a peace officer, to be taken before the appropriate magistrate in the district in which the offense is triable, and shall fix the amount of bail or other conditions of release which the person arrested may give for the person's appearance at the other court.
This section and the rules of criminal procedure do not affect the provisions of chapter 805 authorizing the release of a person on citation or bail prior to initial appearance. The initial appearance of a person so released shall be scheduled for a time not more than ten days after the date of release.
[R60, § 4566, 4567, 4569; C73, § 4218, 4219, 4221; C97, § 5208, 5209, 5211; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 13488, 13489, 13492; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, § 758.1, 758.2, 758.5; C79, 81, § 804.22]
83 Acts, ch 50, § 4, 7
Referred to in § 804.21, 804.25
See R.Cr.P. 2, 32--;43; chapters 805, 811
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