“Magistrate” defined. “Magistrate” means an officer having power to issue a warrant for the arrest of a person charged with a public offense and includes:
1. Justices of the Supreme Court;
2. Judges of the district courts;
3. Justices of the peace;
4. Municipal judges; and
5. Others upon whom are conferred by law the powers of a justice of the peace in criminal cases.
Last modified: February 25, 2006