{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-901.09","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 901.09","heading":"When summons shall be issued.","body":"(1) When the complaint is for an offense that the trial court judge is empowered to try summarily, the trial court judge shall issue a summons instead of a warrant, unless she or he reasonably believes that the person against whom the complaint was made will not appear upon a summons, in which event the trial court judge shall issue a warrant.\n(2) When the complaint is for a misdemeanor that the trial court judge is not empowered to try summarily, the trial court judge shall issue a summons instead of a warrant if she or he reasonably believes that the person against whom the complaint was made will appear upon a summons.\n(3) The summons shall set forth substantially the nature of the offense and shall command the person against whom the complaint was made to appear before the trial court judge at a stated time and place.\nHistory.—s. 9, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(9); s. 6, ch. 70-339; s. 1455, ch. 97-102; s. 22, ch. 2004-11.","path":["CHAPTER 901 ARRESTS AND TEMPORARY DETENTIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0900-0999/0901/0901.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:15:57Z","sha256":"4f891c796e1f65e6379871542f03c27821b81b563b1b2d27a4cb40ad0f173416","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-901.08","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-901.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}