§ 22-176. Taking defendant before magistrate in felony cases - Use of closed circuit television.

If the offense charged in the warrant be a felony, the officer making the arrest must take the defendant before the magistrate who issued the warrants or some other magistrate in the county or the image of the defendant may be broadcast by closed circuit television to the magistrate.  A closed circuit television system may not be used under this section and Section 177 of this title unless the system provides for a two-way communication of image and sound between the arrested person and the magistrate.

R.L.1910, § 5634; Amended by Laws 1991, c. 178, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.