§ 12-7-11. Summons. (a) In any case in which a peace officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a person has committed or is committing a misdemeanor, he or she may issue a summons to the person substantially in the following form:
(Summons)
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS
To . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
You are hereby summoned to appear before a judge of the District Court for the......................... Division, located at...............
in the (City)(Town) of................., in the State of Rhode Island, on the....... day of................., 20..... at........ o'clock........m., to answer to a complaint charging you with the crime of........ in violation of [statute, ordinance, etc.]
If you fail to appear and answer, a warrant will issue for your arrest.
Dated at........ the........ day of................. 20......
Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b) Willful failure to appear in answer to this summons may be punished by a fine of not over fifty dollars ($50.00) or imprisonment for not over fifteen (15) days.
History of Section. (G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 68; P.L. 1941, ch. 982, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 12-7-11; P.L. 1972, ch. 169, § 16; P.L. 1977, ch. 66, § 1.)
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