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K.S.A. 22-2304

Form of warrant or summons

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 47 Cal. 4th 1104 - People v. Robinson (2010)

Most recently applied in State of Tennessee v. Robert Jason Burdick (December 2012)

L. 1970, ch. 129, § 22-2304; L. 2011, ch. 39, § 1; July 1.

(a) The warrant shall be signed by the magistrate and shall contain the name of the defendant, or, if such defendant's name is unknown, any name or description by which such defendant can be identified with reasonable certainty. A defendant may be identified with reasonable certainty by a description of the defendant's unique DNA profile, including, but not limited to, an analysis of short tandem repeats (STRs) amplified by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique. The warrant shall describe the crime charged in the complaint. The warrant shall command that the defendant be arrested and brought before a magistrate, as provided by law. The amount of the appearance bond to be required shall be stated in the warrant.

(b) The summons shall be in the same form as the warrant except that it shall summon the defendant to appear before the court at a stated time and place. The summons shall be signed by the magistrate or the clerk of the court.

Official source: Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Kansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.