[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Lawrence 11-11-1968 by part of Ord. No. 211; amended in its entirety 6-10-2010 by L.L. No.
4-2010. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
The Village Justice Court of the Village of Lawrence is hereby
authorized to establish a Traffic Violations Bureau to assist the
Court in the disposition of offenses in relation to traffic and parking
violations, pursuant to Article 14-B of the General Municipal Law.
The Traffic Violations Bureau, when established, is authorized
to dispose of violations of traffic and parking laws, ordinances,
rules and regulations, when such offenses do not constitute the traffic
infraction known as "speeding" or a misdemeanor or a felony, by permitting
a person charged with an offense, within the limitations stated in
Article 14-B of the General Municipal Law, to answer at any time from
the receipt of the summons and at a time prior to the return day thereof,
at such Traffic Violations Bureau, either in person or by written
general or special power of attorney, by paying a prescribed fine
and, in writing, waiving a hearing in court, pleading guilty to the
charge and authorizing the person in charge of the Bureau to make
such a plea and pay such a fine in court.
The Traffic Violations Bureau shall have the powers and shall
be subject to the limitations set forth in Article 14-B of the General
Municipal Law and shall be subject to such additional limitations
as the Court establishing it may designate.
The procedure before the Traffic Violations Bureau shall be
that provided in said Article 14-B of the General Municipal Law and
as provided by the Village Justice Court from time to time.
