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Prayer for judgment has been continued indefinitely in the District Court. <br /> <br />XV. FURTHER STATEMENT OF GENERAL POLICIES <br /> <br />Law enforcement officers are encouraged to use citations in those misdemeanor <br />cases in which they feel confident that the defendant will appear in court on the <br />days they are due to appear. <br /> <br />Clerks and magistrates are encouraged to use the criminal summons instead of <br />warrants in non-support and other appropriate misdemeanor cases. G.S. 15A-303. <br /> <br />An arresting officer has no authority to fix the amoun[ of the bond; but he should <br />furnish any information he has available to him to .assist the judicial official in <br />determining the amount of the bond. In setting the amount of the bond the Clerk <br />or magistrate acts as an independent judicial official who has the duty to the <br />defendant to see that the bond is not excessive. <br /> <br />When there are several charges against one defendant, one bond may be set for all <br />charges. <br /> <br />9 <br /> <br /> <br />