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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.

Source or prior law:

13-605, 14-804, 15-504.

Cross References to Related Sections:

See definition of complaint in code of criminal procedure, 22-2202.

Law Review and Bar Journal References:

"A New Procedure For Municipal Courts," Wallace M. Buck, Jr., 42 J.B.A.K. 7, 9 (1973).

Attorney General's Opinions:

Municipal courts; arrest and prosecution; complaint; issuance and service. 85-67.


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