Failure to Obey Summons, Contempt – Warrant

Failure to Obey Summons, Contempt – Warrant. If any person summoned as herein provided shall, without reasonable cause, fails to appear, he may be proceeded against for contempt of court. In case the summons cannot be served, or the party served fails to obey the same, or in any case when it shall be made to appear to the judge that the service will be ineffectual, or that the best interests of the juvenile requires that he be brought forthwith into the custody of the court, a warrant may be issued for the parent, guardian or the juvenile. Source: PL 16-47, § 12.