Issuance and service of summons
§ 312.1. Issuance and service of summons. 1. After a petition has been filed, the court may cause a copy thereof and a summons to be issued, requiring the respondent personally and his parent or other person legally responsible for his care, or, if such legally responsible person is not available, a person with whom he resides, to appear for the initial appearance as defined by section 320.1 at a time and place named. The summons shall be signed by a judge or by the clerk of the court.
2. Service of a summons and petition shall be made by delivery of a true copy thereof to the person summoned at least twenty-four hours before the time stated therein for appearance.
3. If after reasonable effort, personal service as provided in subdivision two is not made, the court may at any stage in the proceedings make an order providing for service in any manner the court directs.
After filing, the court may issue a summons with a copy of the petition to the respondent and parent for the initial appearance. ★ Service must be at least 24 hours before the appearance time.
Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.
This provision appears in Volume 5 — The JG-22 Family Court Act and in Volume 1 — The JG-22 in Plain English.