§ 215.58 Failing to respond to an appearance ticket.
1. A person is guilty of failing to respond to an appearance ticket when,
having been personally served with an appearance ticket, as defined in
subdivision two, based upon his alleged commission of a crime, he does not
appear personally in the court in which such appearance ticket is
returnable on the return date thereof or voluntarily within thirty days
thereafter.
2. As used in this section, an appearance ticket means a written notice,
whether referred to as a summons or by any other name, issued by a police
officer, peace officer or other non-judicial public servant authorized by
law to issue the same, directing a designated person to appear in a
designated court at a designated future time in connection with a criminal
action to be instituted in such court with respect to his alleged
commission of a designated offense.
3. This section does not apply to any case in which an alternative to
response to an appearance ticket is authorized by law and the actor
complies with such alternative procedure.
Failing to respond to an appearance ticket is a violation.
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