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(1) The defendant shall appear in court at the time mentioned in the summons if the citation is for an offense designated in this code as a crime.

(2) In all other cases, the defendant shall either appear in court at the time indicated in the summons, or prior to that time shall deliver to the court the summons, together with the amount of the bail set forth in the summons, enclosing a request for a hearing, or a statement of matters in explanation or mitigation of the offense, or the executed appearance, waiver of hearing, and plea of "guilty" appearing on the summons.

(3) When the defendant appears before the court in response to a summons, the defendant shall, when directed, post bail, appear for subsequent hearings, or comply with a sentence ordered by the court.

[Amd. Ord. No. 5022, Dec. 1, 1983.]