[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 25, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 25CFR11.304]

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                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
     CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 11--LAW AND ORDER ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart C--Criminal Procedure
 
Sec. 11.304  Summons in lieu of warrant.

    (a) When otherwise authorized to arrest a suspect, a law enforcement 
officer or a magistrate may, in lieu of a warrant, issue a summons 
commanding the accused to appear before the Court of Indian Offenses at 
a stated time and place and answer to the charge.
    (b) The summons shall contain the same information as a warrant, 
except that it may be signed by a police officer.
    (c) The summons shall state that if a defendant fails to appear in 
response to a summons, a warrant for his or her arrest shall be issued.
    (d) The summons, together with a copy of the complaint, shall be 
served upon the defendant by delivering a copy to the defendant 
personally or by leaving a copy at his or her usual residence or place 
of business with any person 18 years of age or older who also resides or 
works there. Service shall be made by an authorized law enforcement 
officer, who shall file with the record of the case a form indicating 
when the summons was served.

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