Grundlovsforhør

The arraignment can end in one of four ways: This procedure is secured in section 71, subsection 3 of the current version of the Constitution of Denmark.

When the person taken into custody cannot be released immediately, the judge shall decide, in an order to be given as soon as possible and at the latest within three days, stating the grounds, whether the person taken into custody shall be committed to prison; and in cases in which he can be released on bail, the judge shall also determine the nature and amount of such bail.

This provision may be disregarded by statute as far as Greenland is concerned, if for local considerations such departure may be deemed necessary.Original Danish: Enhver, der anholdes, skal inden 24 timer stilles for en dommer.

Hvis den anholdte ikke straks kan sættes på fri fod, skal dommeren ved en af grunde ledsaget kendelse, der afsiges snarest muligt og senest inden tre dage, afgøre, om han skal fængsles, og, hvis han kan løslades mod sikkerhed, bestemme dennes art og størrelse.

Denne bestemmelse kan for Grønlands vedkommende fraviges ved lov, forsåvidt dette efter de stedlige forhold må anses for påkrævet.One additional effect of this constitutional right is that the traditional phrasing of a police arrest in Denmark includes a statement of the time of day as in "Time is 5:39 and you are under arrest", implying that they can only hold the arrestee until that time the next day [citation needed]