2001 Florida Code
TITLE XLVII Criminal Procedure And Corrections
Chapter 901 Arrests
901.09 When summons shall be issued.
901.09 When summons shall be issued.--
(1) When the complaint is for an offense that the magistrate is empowered to try summarily, the magistrate shall issue a summons instead of a warrant, unless she or he reasonably believes that the person against whom the complaint was made will not appear upon a summons, in which event the magistrate shall issue a warrant.
(2) When the complaint is for a misdemeanor that the magistrate is not empowered to try summarily, the magistrate shall issue a summons instead of a warrant if she or he reasonably believes that the person against whom the complaint was made will appear upon a summons.
(3) The summons shall set forth substantially the nature of the offense and shall command the person against whom the complaint was made to appear before the magistrate at a stated time and place.
History.--s. 9, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(9); s. 6, ch. 70-339; s. 1455, ch. 97-102.
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