§150A-15 - Failure to obey summons.
[§150A-15] Failure to obey summons.
Any person who fails to appear at the place and time specified in the citation
and summons issued to that person by the inspector upon the person's citation
for violation of the quarantine laws or rules shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
and, on conviction, fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than six
months, or both.
If any person fails to comply with a citation
and summons issued to the person, the inspector shall cause a complaint to be
entered against the person and secure the issuance of a warrant for that
person's arrest.
When a complaint is made to any prosecuting
officer of the violation of any quarantine law or any rule promulgated
thereunder, the inspector who issued the complaint and summons shall subscribe
to it under oath. [L 1985, c 133, §10; gen ch 1985]