This is an official copy of the following document. Process and arrest defined Before determining the applicable fees it is necessary to understand what is meant by the terms process and arrest.
Process refers to the action of compelling a person to appear before a court.
In civil actions, process is accomplished by the issuance and return of summons. In criminal actions, process is accomplished by the issuance and return of either an arrest warrant or summons. Arrest refers to the apprehension or detention of a person so that the person may be forthcoming to answer for an alleged or supposed crime. An arrest may be made pursuant to a warrant, in which case it is a component of judicial process as defined above, or without a warrant. In a warrantless arrest, there is no return of a document to court, as there is in an arrest on a warrant.