{"data":{"id":"us-de/11-del.-c.-1907","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"11 Del. C. § 1907","heading":"Summons instead of arrest; form; penalty for nonappearance.","body":"(a) In any case in which it is lawful for a peace officer to arrest without a warrant a person for a misdemeanor, the officer may, but need not, give the person a written summons in substantially the following form:\nViolator’s Last Name | First | Middle | Birth Date\nNo. and Street | City | State | Occupation |\n |  |  |  |  |\nOwner’s Name | First | Middle |  | State Tag No.\nAddress |  |  |  |  |\nSpecific Offense |  | Sec. No.\nHundred | County | Route No. | Exact Location\n | S K NC |  |  |  |\nMagistrate |  | Arresting Officer |  | Date of Trial\nAddress |  |  |  |  |\nYou are hereby directed to appear at the time and place designated above to stand trial for the offense indicated. A failure to obey this summons may result in fine or imprisonment, or both.\nFinal Disposition of Upper Court |  | Remarks |\n |  |\n(b) If the person fails to appear in answer to the summons, or if there is reasonable cause to believe that the person will not appear, a warrant for the person’s arrest may issue.\n(c) Whoever wilfully fails to appear in answer to the summons may be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned for not more than 30 days, or both.","path":["Title 11. Crimes and Criminal Procedure","Criminal Procedure Generally","CHAPTER 19. Arrest and Commitment; Fresh Pursuit","Subchapter I. Arrest and Commitment"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title11/c019/sc01/index.html#1907","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:14Z","sha256":"077b1df7e4d5f49e034032a3ee47d1a15a4fbfe3845b23c8933a1ac16f6f8405","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/11-del.-c.-1906","next":"us-de/11-del.-c.-1908"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}