Supreme Court Rules

First Adopted: May 14, 1985

Most Recently Effective: January 01, 2020

Rule 37 | Statutory and Ordinance Violations and Violation Bureaus

37.42 | Summons – Contents

The summons shall:

(a) Be in writing and in the name of the prosecuting county or municipality;

(b) State the name of the defendant summoned and the address, if known;

(c) Describe the ordinance violation charged;

(d) Be signed by the court, or clerk at the court's direction for a specific summons; and

(e) Command the defendant to appear before the court at a stated time and place in response thereto.

(Adopted May 14, 1985, effective January 1, 1986. Amended December 23, 2003, effective July 1, 2004; amended June 28, 2019, effective January 1, 2020.)
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