If any person summoned as herein provided shall without reasonable cause (the judge to determine what is reasonable cause) fails to appear, he may be proceeded against for contempt of court. In case the summons cannot be served or the parties served with summons fail to obey the same, or in any case when it shall be made to appear to the youth court that the service of summons will be ineffectual or the welfare of a child requires that he shall be brought forthwith into the custody of the youth court, a warrant or custody order may be issued against the parent, parents, guardian or custodian or against the child.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-21-509
Warrant for failure to obey summons
Known as the Youth Court Law
The act spans §§ 43–43 (102 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case E.K. v. Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services (2018)
Most recently applied in E.K. v. Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services (August 2018)
Laws, 1979, ch. 506, § 57, eff from and after July 1, 1979.
Current official text: Mississippi Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Mississippi statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.