The text reads:
Subd. 5. Appearance Before Judge or Judicial Officer.
(1) Before Whom and When. An arrested person who is not released pursuant to this rule or Rule 6, shall be brought before the nearest available judge of the district court of the county where the alleged offense occurred or judicial officer of such court. The defendant shall be brought before such judge or judicial officer without unnecessary delay, and in any event, not more than 36 hours after the arrest, exclusive of the day of arrest, Sundays, and legal holidays, or as soon thereafter as such judge or judicial officer is available. Provided, however, in misdemeanor cases, a defendant who is not brought before a judge or judicial officer within the 36-hour limit, shall be released upon citation as provided in Rule 6.01, subd. 1.
Many lawyers speculated that there would be preemptive arrests during the weekend preceding the RNC, to maximize the time that protesters could be kept off the streets without even having to charge them. As Monday, September 1st, 2008—the first day of the Convention—was Labor Day, anyone arrested on Saturday would not need to be charged or brought before a judge until Wednesday. The final day of the Convention was on Thursday.