§ 9-14-9 - When warrant for arrest of person detained to be issued along with writ - Georgia Statutes

O.C.G.A. 9-14-9 (2010)
9-14-9. When warrant for arrest of person detained to be issued along with writ

If the affidavit of the applicant to the effect that he has reason to apprehend that the party detaining or holding another in custody will remove him beyond the limits of the county or conceal him from the officers of the law is filed with the petition, the judge granting the writ shall at the same time issue his warrant directed to the sheriff, deputy sheriff, coroner, or any lawful constable of the county requiring the officers to search for and arrest the body of the person detained and to bring him before the judge to be disposed of as he may direct.