The purpose of this chapter is to require that
those persons properly served in proceedings requiring their compulsory
attendance in Town Court appear as directed. This chapter is intended
to apply to those persons required to appear in Town Court pursuant
to all accusatory instruments as set forth under § 100.05
of the Criminal Procedure Law of the State of New York, namely: an
information; or a simplified information; or a prosecutor's information;
or a misdemeanor complaint; or a felony complaint, and is intended
to be a separate and distinct violation under the Town Code of the
Town of Chili.
Commencing with the effective date of this chapter, it shall hereafter be unlawful to fail to appear in the Chili Town Court if properly served in any proceeding commenced with any of the accusatory instruments set forth in §
218-1 of this chapter.
[Amended 6-14-2023 by L.L. No. 2-2023]
A. Any person, persons, firm, association, partnership
or corporation violating the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty
of a violation under the Town Code of the Town of Chili and shall,
upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine of not more than $100.
B. Any person, persons, firm, association, partnership
or corporation violating the provisions of this chapter for a second
time within a period of two years shall be subject, upon conviction
thereof, to a fine of not more than $250.
The enforcement of this chapter shall be by
any code enforcement officer of the Town of Chili or any authorized
law enforcement officer of the Town of Chili, in addition to any duly
authorized law enforcement officer of the State of New York
The Town Court shall be entitled to waive any
penalty and/or dismiss any proceeding under this chapter if the Court
should determine there was a reasonable basis for such failure to
appear or that it is in the interest of justice based upon the circumstances
to dismiss.