[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Wawarsing 6-21-2007 by L.L. No. 4-2007. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Appearance Tickets Law of the Town of Wawarsing, New York."
The purpose of this chapter is to authorize certain public servants of the Town of Wawarsing to issue appearance tickets pursuant to § 150.20 of the Criminal Procedure Law and Paragraph (a) of Subdivision 4 of § 10 of the Municipal Home Rule Law in order to more effectively administer and enforce certain provisions of the Code of the Town of Wawarsing and state statutes, codes and regulations.
The following public servants are hereby authorized and empowered to issue and serve appearance tickets, provided that the issuance thereof is made pursuant to any state statute, code or regulation or local law, ordinance, rule or regulation relating to parking, licensing, fire prevention and safety, health and sanitation, and building, zoning and planning:
A. 
Code Enforcement Officer.
B. 
Highway Superintendent.
C. 
Water/Wastewater Superintendent.
D. 
Dog Control Officer.
E. 
Designee of any of the above public servants.
Any of the above public servants in the performance of his or her duties may issue and serve an appearance ticket when he or she has reasonable cause to believe that a person has committed a misdemeanor or has committed a petty offense, as defined in the Criminal Procedure Law, in his or her presence relating to any of the following subjects:
A. 
Any Town local law, Town ordinance, Town code or Town regulation the public servant is required or authorized to enforce.
B. 
Any state statute, state code or state regulation the public servant is required or authorized to enforce.
Every appearance ticket that is issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall include the following:
A. 
Name and address of the party to whom the appearance ticket is issued.
B. 
Citation of the law, code, rule or regulation and appropriate section or sections allegedly violated.
C. 
Place and date of the alleged violation.
D. 
Place, date and time that the party is to appear in court, and name of court.
E. 
Date of issuance of the appearance ticket.
F. 
Title and signature of the issuing officer.