Kansas Statutes 12-4208. Warrant; contents; form
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 12-4208
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
A warrant shall contain the name of the accused person, or if unknown, any name or description by which the accused person may be identified with reasonable certainty, shall describe the nature of the violation of an ordinance of the city, shall command that the accused person be arrested, shall be signed by the judge of the municipal court, and shall state the amount of the appearance bond to be required. A warrant shall be deemed sufficient if substantially in the following form, to wit:
IN THE MUNICIPAL COURT
OF __________, KANSAS
The City of __________, Kansas
vs.
______________, Accused Person
______________
(Address)
WARRANT
The City of __________, Kansas to the Chief of Police of __________, Kansas, or any duly authorized law enforcement officer of the state of Kansas:
Whereas, a sworn complaint in writing has been made to me and it appearing that there is probable cause to believe that on or about the ____ day of __________, 19__ within the corporate limits of the above City, the above-named accused person did unlawfully:
In violation of Section __ of Ordinance No. __ of said City:
Therefore you are commanded to forthwith arrest the above-named accused person and bring said accused person before this Court to be dealt with according to law.
Given under my hand this ____ day of __________, 19__.
______________
Municipal Judge
__________, Kansas
The amount of the appearance bond is hereby set to be $__________ for the appearance of the accused person before the Municipal Court of __________, Kansas, on the ____ day of __________, 19__, at ____ o’clock _.m.
______________ Municipal Judge
RETURN
I hereby certify that I have executed the within warrant by arresting the named accused person (and taking a bond in the sum of $__________ as security for appearance before the Municipal Court of __________, Kansas.)
This is to certify that I have made a diligent search for the within-named accused person but have been unable to find same.
City: ______________
Date: ______________
______________ Signature ______________ Title