Appearance after Release

The person taking any promise or bond shall give the defendant released thereunder a copy of such promise or bond, which shall notify the defendant of the time when and the place where he or she is next to appear and of the penalty for failure to appear. The initial appearance date shall not be more than fourteen days after the date of arrest, unless the defendant has been arrested for a crime of family violence, in which case the defendant shall be promptly presented before the Superior Court sitting next regularly for the geo- graphical area where the offense is alleged to have been committed. (P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 661.)