Criminal Procedure Code (CrimPC)

Art. 201CrimPC from 2020

Art. 201 Form and content

¹ A summons shall be issued in writing by the public prosecutor, the authorities responsible for prosecuting contraventions and the courts.

² It contains:

a.

the name of the criminal justice authority issuing the summons and the persons who will carry out the procedural act;

b.

the name of the person summoned and the capacity in which it is intended that person should participate in the procedural act;

c.

the reason for the summons if the aim of the investigation permits such information to be disclosed;

d.

the place, date and time of appearance;

e.

notice of the requirement to appear personally;

f.

a caution as to the legal consequences of the failure to appear without excuse;

g.

the date on which the summons was issued;

h.

the signature of the person issuing the summons.