§ 17-4-42 - Issuance of special warrants for arrest; treatment of special warrants as general arrest warrants - Georgia Statutes

O.C.G.A. 17-4-42 (2010)
17-4-42. Issuance of special warrants for arrest; treatment of special warrants as general arrest warrants

No judicial officer except a judge of the superior court shall issue a special warrant for arrest returnable only before himself; nor shall any superior court judge issue such warrant outside of his own judicial circuit. If issued outside the judicial circuit, the warrant shall be treated as a general arrest warrant.