Sec. 1. (a) When an indictment or information is filed against a person charging him with a misdemeanor, the court may, in lieu of issuing an arrest warrant under IC 35-33-2, issue a summons. The summons must set forth substantially the nature of the offense, and command the accused person to appear before the court at a stated time and place. However, the date set by the court must be at least seven (7) days after the issuance of the summons. The summons may be served in the same manner as the summons in a civil action.
(b) If the person summoned fails, without good cause, to appear as commanded by the summons and the court has determined that there is probable cause to believe that a crime (other than failure to appear) has been committed, the court shall issue a warrant of arrest.
(c) If after issuing a summons the court:
(1) is satisfied that the person will not appear as commanded by the summons; and
(2) has determined that there is probable cause that a crime (other than failure to appear) has been committed;
it may at once issue a warrant of arrest.
(d) The summons may be in substantially the following form: