Any person who has been arrested with or without a warrant for commission of a misdemeanor, or for an offense the penalty for which is imprisonment for not more than one year or a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or both, may, in the discretion of the arresting officer, be issued a written complaint and summons and be released on his written promise to appear on a date and time specified. If any person so arrested and summoned fails to appear for trial at the place and time so specified, or on any court date thereafter, a warrant for his rearrest or a capias shall be issued and he shall also be subject to the provisions of section 53a-173 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-1h
(Formerly Sec. 6-49a). Arrest by complaint and summons for commission of misdemeanor
Known as the Alvin W. Penn Racial Profiling Prohibition Act
The act spans §§ 54–54 (78 sections).
(1972, P.A. 69, S. 1; P.A. 84-123, S. 1.) History: Sec. 6-49a transferred to Sec. 54-1h in 1981; P.A. 84-123 added “or on any court date thereafter” and authorized issuance of a…
Official source: Connecticut General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Connecticut statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.