N.D. Cent. Code § 29-02-08
29-02-08. Magistrate must issue warrant
29-02-08. Magistrate must issue warrant
If it appears from a complaint to a magistrate that there is just reason to fear the
commission of an offense threatened by the person complained of, the magistrate shall issue a
warrant directed generally to the sheriff of the county, marshal, or policeman of the city, reciting
the substance of the complaint and commanding the officer forthwith to arrest the person
complained of and to bring that person before the magistrate.