§ 17-4-46 - Form of warrant for arrest - Georgia Statutes

O.C.G.A. 17-4-46 (2010)
17-4-46. Form of warrant for arrest

An arrest warrant substantially complying with the following form shall in all cases be sufficient:
Georgia, County.
To any sheriff, deputy sheriff, coroner, constable, or marshal of
said state -- Greetings:
(Name of the affiant) makes oath before me that on the day of
, in the year , in the county aforesaid, (name of person
against whom the warrant is sought) did commit the offense of (insert here
all information describing offense as required by Code Section 17-4-41).
You are therefore commanded to arrest (name of person against whom the
warrant is sought) and bring him before me, or some other judicial officer
of this state, to be dealt with as the law directs. You will also levy on a
sufficiency of the property of (name of person against whom the warrant is
sought) to pay the costs in the event of his final conviction. Herein fail
not.

Judicial officer