HB2610 — Limiting the use of a summons instead of a warrant for the arrest of a defendant to misdemeanor crimes and requiring that any bond set on a warrant issued after a failure to appear in response to a summons shall not allow release on the defendant's own recognizance.

HB2610 — Limiting the use of a summons instead of a warrant for the arrest of a defendant to misdemeanor crimes and requiring that any bond set on a warrant issued after a failure to appear in response to a summons shall not allow release on the defendant's own recognizance. · Informed CitizenryThe bill amends K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 22-2302 regarding warrants and summonses for arrest. It limits the use of a summons instead of a warrant to misdemeanor crimes, requiring that either the prosecuti…Open in Informed Citizenry