{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-901.11","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 901.11","heading":"Effect of not answering summons.","body":"Failure to appear as commanded by a summons without good cause is an indirect criminal contempt of court and may be punished by a fine of not more than $100. When a person fails to appear as commanded by a summons, the trial court judge shall issue a warrant. If the trial court judge acquires reason to believe that the person summoned will not appear as commanded after issuing a summons, the trial court judge may issue a warrant.\nHistory.—s. 11, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(11); s. 6, ch. 70-339; s. 1456, ch. 97-102; s. 23, 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":"4f582e67cbfc6580c62a60c9ada50eb7ece25eddbbb98be6ee685e8c77e164d4","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-901.10","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-901.12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}