This chapter shall be known as "Authorizing the Issuance of Appearance
Tickets by the Public Servants of the Town of Rhinebeck Under Local Law No.
2, 2000."
The purpose of this chapter is to authorize certain public servants
of the Town of Rhinebeck to issue and serve appearance tickets in connection
with violations of state statutes, local laws, ordinances, or rules and regulations
of the Town of Rhinebeck which the public servants are authorized or required
to enforce.
Such public servants shall have the right to issue appearance tickets
and any other duly authorized procedures, unless otherwise revoked, modified
or restricted by the Town Board for the enforcement of the provisions of this
chapter.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
APPEARANCE TICKET
Shall have the same definition as provided in Article 150, et seq,
of the Criminal Procedure Law of the State of New York, and the procedures
governing its use shall conform in all respects to these procedures as set
forth in said Article 150 of the Criminal Procedure Law of the State of New
York and other applicable articles of that law.
The authority to use appearance tickets returnable in the Town Justice
Court shall not infringe upon the authority of the aforementioned public servants
to use any alternative methods of enforcing the statutes, local laws, ordinances,
rules or regulations of the State of New York and the Town of Rhinebeck, as
may be provided by law.
It shall be the duty of such public servants to keep a record of any
and all appearance tickets or other documents that may be issued pursuant
to this chapter.