(a) A respondent who is charged by citation or complaint with an offense involving domestic violence and not arrested, or a respondent who is arrested for a crime involving domestic violence and not arraigned at the initial appearance, shall appear in court for arraignment in person no later than fourteen (14) business days after the next day on which court is in session following the issuance of the citation or the filing of the complaint or initial appearance. The respondent’s appearance is mandatory and cannot be waived.

(b) A respondent who is arrested for a crime involving domestic violence shall be brought before the Court for an initial appearance no later than the second business day after arrest. At the initial appearance, the Court shall determine whether to release the respondent and/or the conditions of release according to established Court rules and procedures. The Court shall also determine the necessity of imposing a no-contact order as a condition of release. The respondent may be arraigned at the initial appearance.

(c) At the time of the respondent’s arraignment and/or initial appearance, if the Court has probable cause to believe the respondent is likely to use or display or threaten to use a deadly weapon in any further acts of violence, the Court may require the respondent to surrender any deadly weapon in the respondent’s immediate possession or control to the St. Paul Island Court or designated law enforcement officer for safekeeping, as one of the conditions of pretrial release. [2008 Code § 5.1.3; Res. 2007-20]