Kansas Statutes Chapter 12. Cities and Municipalities § 12-4304. Appearance bond; posting; form

An appearance bond shall be deemed sufficient if it states substantially as follows:

Appearance Bond. In the Municipal Court of ____, Kansas. The City of ____ vs. ____, the accused person, as principal, and ____, as surety, (where surety is used) acknowledge ourselves to be indebted to the City of ____, Kansas, in the sum of ____ Dollars, secured as required by law, upon these conditions:

That said accused person shall personally appear before the Municipal Court of ____, Kansas, on the ____ day of ____, 19____, at ____ o'clock a.m. and, if an appeal is taken, shall appear in the District Court of the county in which the city is located, and from time to time as required by the court to answer to the complaint, according to his or her promise to do so, which the accused person hereby makes then this bond shall be void; otherwise it shall remain in force.

Dated this ____ day of ____, 19____.

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(Accused Person)

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(Address)

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(Surety)(Where Applicable)

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(Address)

Receipt for cash surety

Received from ____, accused person, ____ Dollars cash security on above bond this ____ day of ____, 19____.

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(Clerk of Municipal Court or Law Enforcement Officer)

Receipt for guaranteed arrest bond certificate security

Received from ____ a guaranteed certificate issued by ____, as security on above bond this ____ day of ____, 19____.

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(Clerk of Municipal Court or Law Enforcement Officer)

Receipt for operator's license security

Received from ____, accused person, operator's license issued by the state of ____, bearing number ____, issued to said accused person, as security on above bond this ____ day of ____, 19____.

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(Clerk of Municipal Court or Law Enforcement Officer)

Approval of surety

Surety approved this ____ day of ____, 19____.

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(Municipal Judge)

Bond without surety

This bond approved without surety.

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(Municipal Judge or Law Enforcement Officer)