What’s The Difference Between A Summons And A Warrant?
Question: What’s the difference between a summons and a warrant?
Answer: If an individual defendant fails to appear in response to a summons, a judge may, and upon request of an attorney for the government must, issue a warrant. If an organizational defendant fails to appear in response to a summons, a judge may take any action authorized by United States law.
Read more in our blog: What is a Writ of Summons, and How is a Writ of Summons Delivered?
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Oleg Molchanov
Founder, Houston Process Servers, LLC
JBCC Certified Texas Process Server serving Harris, Fort Bend, and Montgomery Counties.
