First Adopted: June 13, 1979
Most Recently Effective: July 01, 2022
Rule 21 | Rules of Criminal Procedure | Procedure Applicable to Misdemeanors Only
21.05 | Misdemeanors – Summons – Contents
The summons shall:
(a) Be in writing and in the name of the State of Missouri;
(b) State the name of the defendant summoned;
(c) Describe the misdemeanor charged;
(d) Be signed by the court or clerk at the court's direction for a specific summons;
(e) Command the defendant to appear before the court at a stated time and place in response thereto; and
(f) State whether the defendant may appear remotely by interactive video technology and provide video access information to the defendant.
Committee Note – 1979
This is substantially the same as Fed.R.Crim.P. 4(c)(2).
(Adopted June 13, 1979, effective January 1, 1980. Renumbered from 21.06 and amended January 28, 2002, effective January 1, 2003; amended June 27, 2003, effective January 1, 2004; amended December 18, 2018, effective July 1, 2019; amended October 26, 2021, effective Jul. 1 ,2022.)