Section 215.58. Failing to respond to an appearance ticket

1.  A  person  is guilty of failing to respond to an appearance ticket
  when, having been  personally  served  with  an  appearance  ticket,  as
  defined  in  subdivision  two,  based  upon  his alleged commission of a
  crime, he does  not  appear  personally  in  the  court  in  which  such
  appearance   ticket   is  returnable  on  the  return  date  thereof  or
  voluntarily within thirty days thereafter.
    2. As used in this section,  an  appearance  ticket  means  a  written
  notice, whether referred to as a summons or by any other name, issued by
  a  police  officer,  peace  officer or other non-judicial public servant
  authorized by law to issue the same, directing a  designated  person  to
  appear  in  a designated court at a designated future time in connection
  with a criminal action to be instituted in such court  with  respect  to
  his alleged commission of a designated offense.
    3.  This section does not apply to any case in which an alternative to
  response to an appearance ticket is authorized  by  law  and  the  actor
  complies with such alternative procedure.
    Failing to respond to an appearance ticket is a violation.