2007 Minnesota Statutes

97A.211 ARREST PROCEDURES.
    Subdivision 1. Notice to appear in court. (a) A person must be given notice to appear in
court for a misdemeanor violation of the game and fish laws; chapter 84, 84D, 103E, or 103G;
sections 103F.201 to 103F.221; or section 103F.601 or 609.68 if:
(1) the person is arrested and is released from custody prior to appearing before a court; or
(2) the person is subject to a lawful arrest and is not arrested because it reasonably appears to
the enforcement officer that arrest is unnecessary to prevent further criminal conduct and that
there is a substantial likelihood that the person will respond to a notice.
(b) The enforcement officer shall prepare, in quadruplicate, a written notice to appear in
court. The notice must be in the form and has the effect of a summons and complaint. The notice
must contain the name and address of the person charged, the offense, and the time and the
place to appear in court. The court must have jurisdiction within the county where the offense
is alleged to have been committed.
    Subd. 2. Release after arrest. A person arrested for a misdemeanor violation of the game
and fish laws; chapter 84, 84D, 103E, or 103G; sections 103F.201 to 103F.221; or section
103F.601 or 609.68 may obtain release by signing the written notice prepared by the arresting
officer promising to appear in court. The officer shall deliver a copy marked "SUMMONS" to the
person arrested. The officer must then release the person from custody.
    Subd. 3. Court appearance. On or before the court appearance date, the enforcement officer
must deliver the summons and complaint to the court. If the person summoned fails to appear in
court on the day specified, the court shall issue a warrant for the person's arrest.
History: 1986 c 386 art 1 s 35; 1987 c 149 art 1 s 17,18; 1990 c 391 art 8 s 24,25; 1996 c
385 art 2 s 4,5