Failing to respond to an appearance ticket

§ 215.58 Failing to respond to an appearance ticket.

1. A person is guilty of failing to respond to an appearance ticket
when, having been personally served with an appearance ticket, as
defined in subdivision two, based upon his alleged commission of a
crime, he does not appear personally in the court in which such
appearance ticket is returnable on the return date thereof or
voluntarily within thirty days thereafter.

2. As used in this section, an appearance ticket means a written
notice, whether referred to as a summons or by any other name, issued by
a police officer, peace officer or other non-judicial public servant
authorized by law to issue the same, directing a designated person to
appear in a designated court at a designated future time in connection
with a criminal action to be instituted in such court with respect to
his alleged commission of a designated offense.

3. This section does not apply to any case in which an alternative to
response to an appearance ticket is authorized by law and the actor
complies with such alternative procedure.

Failing to respond to an appearance ticket is a violation.