9.1.2.030 Service of Summons

(a) The summons shall be served:

(1) In the manner in which personal service of summons under the Rules of Civil Procedure under this Code is made, at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the time of the hearing. If personal services of the summons cannot be made, the service of the summons shall be made by certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the last known residence of such person. A copy of the summons and attached petition shall be sent by certified mail at least five (5) days before the time of the hearing.

(2) If any person personally served with a summon or subpoena fails, without reasonable cause, to appear or bring the child, he may be proceeded against for Contempt of Court of the Court may issue a warrant for his arrest, or both. In any case when it appears to the Court that the service will be ineffectual or that the welfare of the child requires that he be brought forthwith into the custody of the Court, the Court may issue a summons for the child.