§ 12-4202 — Complaint; requirements; form

Kansas § 12-4202

• Jurisdiction: Kansas
• Ch. 12: CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES
• Art. 42: CODE FOR MUNICIPAL COURTS; PROSECUTION AND ARREST

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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.)

Legislative History

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