Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in Kansas

Re: appearing at a hearing in court

If you ignore a Summons, you run the risk of having a judgment taken agaisnt you or a Motion found in the other party's favor. If you ignore a Subpeona, you risk an Order to appear and show cause why you should not be found in contempt. If you ignore that Order to show cause, you have aslight risk of a bench warrant being issued for yoru arrest.

If a warrant is issued (they rarely are for civil cases in Missouri) and you are later stopped by a law enforcement officer in Kansas, and they run a warrant check, they might take you into custody or not. It varies by jurisdiction and mood of the officer on that particular day. If you are stopped while in Missouri, you are going to jail, but will normally have a low preset bond amount.

Generally it is bad to ignore a subpeona. If there is a legitimate reason why you cannot or should not comply, there are legal mechanisms to bring that to the attention of the court. You are always better keepin ghte Court informed.

Before you decide to not comply, consult with a live attorney. tell them the particualrs of yoru situation. It might cost you afew bucks, but will be cheaper than defending a contempt citation from the court.