12-4201. Commencement of prosecution. The prosecution for the violation of municipal ordinances shall be commenced by the filing of a complaint with the municipal court. History: L. 1973, ch. 61, § 12-4201; April 1, 1974.
12-4202. Complaint; requirements; form. A complaint shall be in writing and shall be signed by the complainant. More than one violation may be charged in the same complaint. A complaint shall be deemed sufficient if in substantially the form of the complaint set forth in K.S.A. 12-4205, and amendments thereto or in substantially the following […]
12-4203. Complaint; service; notice to appear or warrant; failure to issue. (a) A copy of the complaint shall be served, together with a notice to appear or a warrant, by a law enforcement officer upon the accused person, and forthwith, the complaint shall be filed with the municipal court, except that a complaint may be […]
12-4204. Notice to appear; contents; form. A notice to appear shall describe the offense charged, shall summon the accused person to appear, shall contain a space in which the accused person may agree, in writing, to appear at a time not less than five (5) days after such notice to appear is given, unless the […]
12-4205a. Complaint and notice to appear in municipal court. In all cases a complaint and notice to appear in municipal court may be made in the form of the complaint and notice to appear which shall be deemed sufficient if it contains the information required by subsection (b) of K.S.A. 8-2106, and amendments thereto. History: […]
12-4206. Notice to appear; when used. A notice to appear shall be used in all cases involving the violation of a municipal ordinance, except when a warrant is issued. History: L. 1973, ch. 61, § 12-4206; April 1, 1974.
12-4207. Same; service; return. The notice to appear shall be served upon the accused person by delivering a copy to him or her personally, or by leaving it at the dwelling house of the accused person or usual place of abode with some person of suitable age and discretion then residing therein, or by mailing […]
12-4208. Warrant; contents; form. A warrant shall contain the name of the accused person, or if unknown, any name or description by which the accused person may be identified with reasonable certainty, shall describe the nature of the violation of an ordinance of the city, shall command that the accused person be arrested, shall be […]
12-4209. Warrants or notices to appear; when issued; limitations. (a) The city attorney shall cause a notice to appear to be issued, except that, if requested by the city attorney, a warrant for the accused shall be issued if the municipal judge finds from the complaint, or from an affidavit or affidavits filed with the […]
12-4210. Same; service. A warrant may be directed to any law enforcement officer within the state and may be executed any place within the state, by the arrest of the accused person. The officer need not have the warrant in his or her possession at the time of the arrest, but upon request, the officer […]
12-4211. Detention; service of complaint and summons. A law enforcement officer may detain a person when: (a) He or she has a warrant commanding that such person be arrested; or (b) he or she has reason to believe that a warrant for the person’s arrest has been issued by any municipal court; or (c) he […]
12-4212. Arrest by law enforcement officer; when authorized. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a law enforcement officer may arrest a person under any of the following circumstances: (1) The officer has a warrant commanding that the person be arrested. (2) A warrant for the person’s arrest has been issued by a municipal court […]
12-4213. Persons under arrest; procedures; right to post bond; release on personal recognizance. (a) Any person arrested by a law enforcement officer shall be taken immediately by the law enforcement officer to the police station of the city or the office in the city designated by the municipal judge. At that time, the person shall […]
12-4214. Notice; explanation of rights. (a) Except as provided further, when a person is charged with an ordinance traffic infraction or an ordinance cigarette or tobacco infraction, the notice to appear shall provide a place where the person may make a written entry of appearance, waive the right to a trial and plead guilty or […]
12-4215. Electronic citations. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Electronic citation” means a charging citation, complaint or notice to appear which is prepared by a law enforcement officer in an electronic data device with intent that the data collected will be electronically filed with a municipal court as provided in K.S.A. 12-4201 through 12-4207, […]
