{"data":{"id":"us-ks/k.s.a.-19-4711","jurisdiction":"us-ks","citation":"K.S.A. 19-4711","heading":"Service of complaint and notice to appear.","body":"A copy of the complaint shall be served, together with a notice to appear, by a law enforcement officer or code enforcement officer upon the accused person, and forthwith, the complaint shall be filed with the district court, except that a complaint may be filed initially with the district court pursuant to this code, and if so filed, a copy of the complaint shall forthwith be delivered to the county counselor. The county counselor shall cause to be issued a notice to appear.\nIf a county counselor fails to cause a notice to appear on a complaint initially filed with the district court pursuant to this code, the judge, upon affidavits filed with such judge alleging the violation of a county code or resolution, may order the county counselor to institute proceedings against any person.","path":["Chapter 19.—COUNTIES AND COUNTY OFFICERS","Article 47.—CODE FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF COUNTY CODES AND RESOLUTIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch19/019_047_0011.html","current_through":"2025 legislative session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:11:05Z","sha256":"00d382bae77db1bf2e2cb7e214176fa782d49545bf9b18fa477892b02045ea84","source_id":"us-ks","stale":false,"prev":"us-ks/k.s.a.-19-4710","next":"us-ks/k.s.a.-19-4712"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}