Indiana Code 9-30-3-6. Information and summons; form and content; inapplicability to electronic traffic ticket

Sec. 6. (a) This section does not apply to electronic traffic tickets.

(b) In traffic cases, the information and summons shall be in substantially the following form:

Terms Used In Indiana Code 9-30-3-6

Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
court: means a tribunal with jurisdiction to hear and determine traffic violation cases and the judge or other presiding officer sitting as a court. See Indiana Code 9-30-3-2
Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
Highway: includes county bridges and state and county roads, unless otherwise expressly provided. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
Judgment: means all final orders, decrees, and determinations in an action and all orders upon which executions may issue. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
Oath: includes "affirmation" and "to swear" includes to "affirm". See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5

In the _________ Court of __________ County

Cause No. _________ Docket No. ___________

Page No. _____

State of Indiana

	SS:	No.___________
County of ______________________________________________
INFORMATION AND SUMMONS

The undersigned having probable cause to believe and being duly sworn upon his oath says that:

On the ____________ Day of __________, 20 ____ at ____ M

Name ____________________________________________

Last

First

Middle

Street __________________________________________________

City ______________________ State _____ Zip Code ______

Race ___ Sex ___ Age ___ D.O.B. ______ HT ____ WT _____

Oper. Lic. #_____________ St. ____ Did Unlawfully

Operate Veh. Color _______ Veh. Yr.___ Veh. Make ______

Veh. Lic. Yr. ____ Veh. Lic. St. ____ Veh. Lic. # ______

Upon, (Location)

______________________________________________________

A PUBLIC STREET OR HIGHWAY IN ______________________

COUNTY, INDIANA, AND COMMIT, THE OFFENSE OF:

______________________________________________________

CONTRARY TO THE FORM OF THE ( ) STATE STATUTE

( ) LOCAL ORDINANCE IN SUCH CASE MADE AND PROVIDED.

OFFICER’S SIGNATURE _________________________________

I.D. No. ______________ Div. Dist. __________________________

POLICE AGENCY _______________________________________

Subscribed And Sworn to Before Me

(Deputy Clerk) ______________________________________

This ____________ Day of _________________, 20 ____

COURT APPEARANCE

I PROMISE TO APPEAR IN COURTROOM

__________________________________________________

ADDRESS: ______________________________

ON ______________ THE ________ DAY OF_________, 20 ___ AT __ M. OR BE SUBJECT TO ARREST.

SIGNATURE __________________________________________

“YOUR SIGNATURE IS NOT AN ADMISSION OF GUILT”

The information and summons shall consist of four (4) parts:

(1) the original copy, printed on white paper, which shall be the abstract of court record for the Indiana bureau of motor vehicles;

(2) the court copy, printed on white paper;

(3) the police record, which shall be a copy of the information, printed on pink paper; and

(4) the summons copy, printed on white stock.

The reverse sides of the information and abstract of court record shall be substantially as follows, with such additions or deletions as are necessary to adapt the form to the court involved:

RECEIPT #_______________

DATE ___________________

COURT ACTION AND OTHER ORDERS

BAIL $ ___________

REARREST BOND $ _____________ DATE ___________

1. CONTINUANCE TO ___	4. CONTINUANCE TO ____
2. CONTINUANCE TO ___	5. CONTINUANCE TO ____
3. CONTINUANCE TO ___	6. CONTINUANCE TO ____

	Motions	Date	Ruling	Date
1.	___	___	___	___
2.	___	___	___	___
3.	___	___	___	___
4.	___	___	___	___

PLEA	( ) GUILTY
	( ) NOT GUILTY
FINDING	( ) GUILTY
	( ) NOT GUILTY

THE COURT THEREFORE, ENTERS

THE FOLLOWING ORDER

FINE $ _________

AMOUNT SUSP. $ ________

		(STATE) $ _____________
COSTS
		(CITY) $ ______________

___________ DAYS IN _____________ DAYS SUSP. _________

( ) RECOMMENDED LICENSE SUSPENDED FOR _______

( ) PROBATIONARY LICENSE AUTHORIZED FOR ONE YEAR PROBATION

__________________________________________________

JUDGE: ______________________________________________

DATE: ______________________________________________

ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT _________________

ADDRESS________________________ TELEPHONE _________

WITNESSES

_________________________________________________

The notice, the appearance, the plea of either guilty or not guilty, and the waiver shall be printed on the summons. The trimmed size of the paper and stock on which the form is printed shall be nominally four and one quarter (4 1/4) inches by eight and one quarter (8 1/4) inches.

In the ____________________ Court of _______________ County

Cause No. ______________ Docket No. ________________

Page No.__________________________

State of Indiana

SS:

No._____________

County of ______________________________________

COMPLAINT AND SUMMONS

The undersigned having probable cause to believe and being duly sworn upon his oath says that:

On the ____________ Day of___________, 20 ____ at __ M

Name _________________________________________________

Last

First

Middle

Street _____________________________________

City ________________________ State _____ Zip Code ________

Race ___ Sex ___ Age __ D.O.B. ________ HT ____ WT ___

Oper. Lic. # ____________ St. ______________ Did Unlawfully

Operate Veh. Color _______ Veh. Yr. ___ Veh. Make _________

Veh. Lic. Yr. ____ Veh. Lic. St. ____ Veh. Lic. # _________

Upon, (Location) _________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

A PUBLIC STREET OR HIGHWAY IN ______________________

COUNTY, INDIANA, AND COMMIT, THE OFFENSE OF:

__________________________________________________

CONTRARY TO THE FORM OF THE ( ) STATE STATUTE

( ) LOCAL ORDINANCE IN SUCH CASE MADE AND PROVIDED.

OFFICER’S SIGNATURE ___________________________

I.D. No. _____________ Div. Dist. _______________________

POLICE AGENCY _________________________________

Subscribed And Sworn to Before Me

(Deputy Clerk) __________________________________________

This ____________ Day of ______________, 20___

COURT APPEARANCE

I PROMISE TO APPEAR IN ________________________

COURTROOM ___________________________________

ADDRESS: ______________________________________

ON ____________ THE ________ DAY OF ____, 20 ___

AT __ M. OR BE SUBJECT TO ARREST.

SIGNATURE _____________________________________

“YOUR SIGNATURE IS NOT AN ADMISSION OF A VIOLATION”

The complaint and summons shall consist of four (4) parts:

(1) the original copy, printed on white paper, which shall be the abstract of court record for the Indiana bureau of motor vehicles;

(2) the court copy, printed on white paper;

(3) the police record, which shall be a copy of the complaint, printed on pink paper; and

(4) the summons copy, printed on white stock.

The reverse sides of the complaint and abstract of court record shall be substantially as follows, with such additions or deletions as are necessary to adapt the form to the court involved:

RECEIPT #_________

DATE ________________

COURT ACTION AND OTHER ORDERS

BAIL $ _______________

REARREST BOND $ _________ DATE _______

1. CONTINUANCE TO ______	4. CONTINUANCE TO ______
2. CONTINUANCE TO ______	5. CONTINUANCE TO ______
3. CONTINUANCE TO ______	6. CONTINUANCE TO ______

	Motions	Date	Ruling	Date
1.	___	___	___	___
2.	___	___	___	___
3.	___	___	___	___
4.	___	___	___	___

PLEA	( ) ADMIT
	( ) DENY
	( ) NOLO CONTENDERE
FINDING	( ) JUDGMENT FOR PLAINTIFF
	( ) JUDGMENT FOR DEFENDANT

THE COURT THEREFORE, ENTERS

THE FOLLOWING ORDER

FINE $ ________

AMOUNT SUSP. $ ________

		(STATE) $ __________
COSTS
		(CITY) $ ___________

( ) RECOMMENDED LICENSE SUSPENDED FOR ________

( ) PROBATIONARY LICENSE AUTHORIZED FOR ONE YEAR PROBATION

______________________________________________

_______________________________________________

JUDGE: _________________________________________

DATE: __________________________________________

ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT ____________________

ADDRESS ___________________ TELEPHONE __________

WITNESSES

_______________________________________________

The notice, appearance, plea of either admission, denial, or nolo contendere shall be printed on the summons. The trimmed size of the paper and stock on which the form is printed shall be nominally four and one quarter (4 1/4) inches by eight and one quarter (8 1/4) inches.

(d) The complaint form shall be used in traffic cases, whether the charge is made by a law enforcement officer or by any other person.

(e) Each judicial officer or police authority issuing traffic complaints and summons:

(1) is responsible for the disposition of all the traffic complaints and summons issued under the authority of the officer or authority; and

(2) shall prepare and submit the records and reports relating to the traffic complaints in the manner and at the time prescribed by both the state examiner of the state board of accounts and the bureau.

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-7-4.]

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.93-1991, SEC.2; P.L.1-2001, SEC.8; P.L.184-2007, SEC.59; P.L.206-2007, SEC.7.

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