[Amended 10-30-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
The City of Fulton is hereby authorized to establish a Traffic
Violations Bureau to assist the court in the disposition of offenses
in relation to traffic violations.
The Traffic Violations Bureau so established is hereby authorized
to dispose of violations of traffic laws, ordinances, rules and regulations
designated by the court, except the offenses constituting the traffic
infraction of speeding or a misdemeanor or a felony, by permitting
a person charged with an offense to appear within a specified time
at the Traffic Violations Bureau, either in person or by written power
of attorney in such form as prescribed herein, by paying a 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. Acceptance of the prescribed fine
and power of attorney by the Bureau shall be deemed complete satisfaction
for the violation, and the violator shall be given a receipt which
so states. If a person charged with a traffic violation does not answer
as hereinbefore prescribed within a designated time, the Bureau shall
cause a complaint to be entered against him forthwith and a warrant
to be issued for his arrest and appearance before the court. 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 of 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 a time
specified by the Bureau.
The court shall designate the fines to be paid for offenses,
which fines may be satisfied at the Bureau as hereinbefore stated,
provided that such fines are within the limits established as penalties
for such offenses.
The Traffic Violations Bureau shall keep records as are directed
by § 373 of the General Municipal Law and such other records
as shall be directed by the court.
The Traffic Violations Bureau shall be in charge of such person
or persons and shall be open at such hours as the court may designate.