Kansas Statutes 19-4739. Contempt of court order for failing to appear after service of notice; bench warrant issued and served; appearance bond
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 19-4739
- Accused person: means a person, corporation or other legal entity accused by a complaint of the violation of a county code or resolution. See Kansas Statutes 19-4708
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Law enforcement officer: means any person who by virtue of office or public employment is vested by law with a duty to maintain public order and to make arrests for violation of the laws of the state of Kansas or resolutions of any county thereof, except such term shall not include code enforcement officers. See Kansas Statutes 19-4708
- Notice to appear: is a written notice to a person accused by a complaint of having violated a county code or resolution to appear at a stated time and place to answer to the charge of the complaint. See Kansas Statutes 19-4708
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- Warrant: is a written order made by a judge directed to any law enforcement officer, commanding the officer to arrest the person named or described in it. See Kansas Statutes 19-4708
If a person who is a resident of this state is charged with a violation of a county code or resolution and such person fails to appear after service of notice to appear, then the judge having jurisdiction to hear the complaint may apply in the district court of the county to cite the accused person with contempt of court and may issue or have issued a bench warrant compelling the accused person to appear before the court to plead upon the charge and the citation for contempt. Any law enforcement officer of any county or any city in this state may serve the bench warrant issued for the person and may collect from the person a cash appearance bond in the amount stated in the warrant upon the request of the law enforcement agency of the county in which the warrant was issued. Any appearance bond collected pursuant to this section shall be forwarded to the clerk of the court in the county in which the alleged violation was committed.