§ 12-7-11 - Summons.
SECTION 12-7-11
§ 12-7-11 Summons. – (a) In any case in which a peace officer has reasonable grounds to believe thata person has committed or is committing a misdemeanor, he or she may issue asummons to the person substantially in the following form:
(Summons)
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS
To . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
You are hereby summoned to appear before a judge of theDistrict Court for the......................... Division, locatedat...............
in the (City)(Town) of................., in the State ofRhode Island, on the....... day of................., 20..... at........o'clock........m., to answer to a complaint charging you with the crimeof........ in violation of [statute, ordinance, etc.]
If you fail to appear and answer, a warrant will issue foryour arrest.
Dated at........ the........ day of................. 20......
Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b) Willful failure to appear in answer to this summons maybe punished by a fine of not over fifty dollars ($50.00) or imprisonment fornot over fifteen (15) days.