12-4202. Complaint; requirements; form.

12-4202

Chapter 12.--CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES Article 42.--CODE FOR MUNICIPAL COURTS; PROSECUTION AND ARREST

      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 form:

IN THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF __________, KANSAS

The City of __________, __________,

                          vs.

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

(Accused person)

_________________________________________________________________ The undersigned, complains that on or about the ____ day of __________, A.D., 19__, in the City of __________, County of _____________, and State of Kansas, _____________________________

_________________________________________________________________

did then and there unlawfully ___________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________ in violation of Section ____ of Ordinance No. ____ of the City of

_____________________

______________ Complainant

      *Sworn to positively before me, this ____ day of __________, A.D., 19__

______________________________________ Officer authorized to administer oaths

      (*This complaint is not required to be sworn if it is signed by a law enforcement officer.)

      History:   L. 1973, ch. 61, § 12-4202; L. 1984, ch. 78, § 2; July 1.