16-12C-9. Jurisdiction--Committal--Conditions.
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A magistrate court with a clerk magistrate presiding has concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit courts to act as a committing magistrate if voluntary and knowledgeable waiver of preliminary hearing has been given before the court. The magistrate court may conduct preliminary hearings as a committing magistrate unless demand is made by the defendant prior to such hearing to have the hearing conducted before a magistrate judge or a circuit judge to be assigned by the presiding judge.