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      38-1631.   Issuance of warrant. If the court finds there is probable cause to believe that an offense was committed and that it was committed by the respondent, or that a person has absconded while on probation or escaped from a facility or person vested with that person's legal custody or supervision pursuant to this code or the Kansas juvenile code for a nonstatus offense, the court may issue a warrant commanding that the respondent or person be taken into custody and brought before the court. The warrant shall designate where or to whom the respondent or person is to be taken if the court is not open for the regular conduct of business. The warrant shall describe the offense charged in the complaint or the applicable circumstances of the person's absconding or escaping.

      History:   L. 1982, ch. 182, § 85; Jan. 1, 1983.