The Village Justice having jurisdiction of traffic violations
in the Village of Walden is hereby authorized, pursuant to Article
14-B of the General Municipal Law, to establish a Traffic Violations
Bureau to assist the court in the disposition of offenses in relation
to traffic violations.
This Bureau, to be termed "Village of Walden Traffic Violations
Bureau," shall be in the charge of such person or persons and shall
be open at such hours as shall be designated by the Justice of the
Village of Walden having jurisdiction of traffic violations in the
Village of Walden.
The Village Justice aforementioned shall designate the fines
to be paid for the first, second and third offenses, which may be
satisfied at the Traffic Violations Bureau as provided in this chapter,
provided such fines are within the limits established as penalties
for violations of traffic laws, rules and regulations of the Village
of Walden.
The Traffic Violations Bureau so established shall have authority
to dispose of violations of traffic laws, ordinances, rules and regulations
when such offenses shall not constitute the traffic infraction known
as "speeding" or a misdemeanor or felony. Pursuant to § 371
of Article 14-B of the General Municipal Law, any person who shall
have been, within the preceding 12 months, guilty of a number of parking
violations in excess of such maximum number as may be designated by
the court or three or more violations other than parking violations
shall not be permitted to appear and answer to a subsequent violation
at the Traffic Violations Bureau but must appear in court at the time
specified by such Bureau.
The aforementioned Traffic Violations Bureau is not authorized
to deprive a person of his right to counsel or to prevent him from
exercising his right to appear in court in answer to, explain or defend
any charge of a violation of any traffic law, ordinance, rule or regulation.
"Power of attorney," mentioned above, shall mean any written statement, written in the presence
of a witness and to which statement the witness shall affix his signature,
stating that the person executing the same and charged with a violation
is thereby appearing and answering to the charge, pleading guilty
thereto, waiving a hearing in court and authorizing the person in
charge of the Traffic Violations Bureau to make such a plea in his
stead in court.