No. 14 The High Court - Warrant Of Arrest - International Criminal Court Act 2006, section 20

What this form is for

• • Use when a High Court judge issues an arrest warrant under section 20 of the ICC Act.
• • Do not use for ordinary criminal warrants – those have separate forms.
• • Use instead of a standard bail order when the offence relates to the ICC Act.
• • Applicable only for offences covered by the International Criminal Court Act 2006.
• • Required when the arrest is to be carried out by the Garda Síochána or another police force.

Use this form or another form?

Deadline or filing window

The warrant must be filed with the Registry before any police action; there is no statutory deadline, but delay can jeopardise the legality of the arrest.

Before you submit

• • Judge’s signature present
• • All personal details accurate
• • Correct offence description and statutory reference
• • Date entered in DD/MM/YYYY format
• • Supporting charge sheet attached
• • Court clerk’s verification stamp applied
• • Original sent to the correct High Court division
• • Copy sent to the executing police force
• • Record of receipt kept in court files

How to file this form

1. 1Draft the warrant and obtain the judge’s signature.
2. 2Complete the form fields on a clean copy.
3. 3Attach the charge sheet and any other evidence.
4. 4Have the court clerk review and stamp the form.
5. 5Deliver the original to the High Court Registry (in person or by post).
6. 6Send a certified copy to the Garda Síochána unit responsible for the arrest.

Known limitations

• • Form is only valid for offences covered by the ICC Act 2006.
• • Cannot be used for summary offences or minor traffic violations.
• • Electronic filing may not be available in all court divisions.
• • The form does not include a field for multiple accused persons.