sec.372What arrest warrant must state

### sec.372 What arrest warrant must state An arrest warrant must state the following— the name of the applicant for the warrant and the applicant’s rank, registered number and station; that any police officer may arrest the person named in the warrant; the offence the person is alleged to have committed. It is sufficient to describe an offence in the words of the law defining it, or in similar words. A description of persons or things that would be sufficient in an indictment is sufficient in an arrest warrant. s 372 (prev s 170) renum 2000 No. 22 s 9 (sec.372-ssec.1) An arrest warrant must state the following— the name of the applicant for the warrant and the applicant’s rank, registered number and station; that any police officer may arrest the person named in the warrant; the offence the person is alleged to have committed. (sec.372-ssec.2) It is sufficient to describe an offence in the words of the law defining it, or in similar words. (sec.372-ssec.3) A description of persons or things that would be sufficient in an indictment is sufficient in an arrest warrant. - (a) the name of the applicant for the warrant and the applicant’s rank, registered number and station; - (b) that any police officer may arrest the person named in the warrant; - (c) the offence the person is alleged to have committed.