KANSAS STATUTES AND CODES

38-2336. Proceedings upon filing of complaint.

38-2336

Chapter 38.--MINORS Article 23.--REVISED KANSAS JUVENILE JUSTICE CODE

38-2336. Proceedings upon filing ofcomplaint.Upon the filing of a complaint under this code, the courtshall proceed by one ofthe following methods:

(a) At any time the juvenile is not being detained, the court may issuesummons with copies ofthe complaint attached stating the place of the hearing and time at which thejuvenile is requiredto appear and answer the offenses charged in the complaint. The hearing shallbe within 30 daysof the date the complaint is filed. The summons and the complaint shall bedelivered to a lawenforcement agency or a person specially appointed to serve them.

(b) If the juvenile is being detained for a detention hearing as providedinK.S.A. 2009 Supp.38-2343, andamendments thereto, at the detention hearing a copy of the complaint shall beserved on thejuvenile and each parent or other person with whom the juvenile has beenresiding who is inattendance at the hearing and a record of the service made a part of theproceedings. The courtshall announce the time that the juvenile is ordered to appear again beforethe court for furtherproceedings. If no parent appears at the hearing, the court shall summon theparent or parents asprovided in subsection (a).

(c) If the court is without sufficient information to accomplish serviceof summons, the courtmay issue a warrant pursuant toK.S.A. 2009 Supp.38-2342, and amendmentsthereto.

History: L. 2006, ch. 169, § 36; Jan. 1, 2007.