Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 1907 – Summons instead of arrest; form; penalty for nonappearance
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(a) In any case in which it is lawful for a peace officer to arrest without a warrant a person for a misdemeanor, the officer may, but need not, give the person a written summons in substantially the following form:
| Violator’s Last Name | First | Middle | O.C.PNo. | Birth Date | Sex M?F |
| No. and Street | City | State | ColorW B O | Occupation | |
| Owner’s Name | First | Middle | State Tag No. | ||
| Address | |||||
| Specific Offense | Sec. No. | DateTime ?M. | Acc.Yes ?No | ||
| Hundred | County | Route No. | Exact Location | ||
| S K NC | |||||
| Magistrate | Arresting Officer | Date of Trial | |||
| Troop | Time | ||||
| Address | |||||
| You are hereby directed to appear at the time and place designated above to stand trial for the offense indicated. A failure to obey this summons may result in fine or imprisonment, or both. | |||||
| Final Disposition of Upper Court | Remarks | ||||
| TRAFFIC ARREST REPORT DELAWARE STATE POLICE | |||||
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 1907
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Peace officer: is a ny public officer authorized by law to make arrests in a criminal case. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 1901
- State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.