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Suffolk County, NY
 
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[Added 12-18-2012 by L.L. No. 9-2013[1]]
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Editor's Note: This local law was adopted as Administrative Code Art. XXXII, but was renumbered to fit into the organizational structure of the Code, as amended.
A. 
A person charged with an infraction that shall be disposed of by the Agency may be permitted to answer, within a time specified by the Agency, either in person at the Agency or by written power of attorney in such form as prescribed herein, by paying the applicable fine and, in writing, waiving a hearing in court, pleading guilty to the charge or admitting liability as an owner for the violation of § 1111(d) of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, and authorizing the Executive Director or his or her designee to enter such a plea or admission and accept payment of said fine. Acceptance of the applicable fine and power of attorney by the Agency shall be deemed complete satisfaction for the violation or the liability.
B. 
If a person charged with a traffic violation does not answer within the time specified by the Agency as set forth in Subsection A of this section, the Agency may cause a complaint to be entered against him and warrant to be issued for his arrest and appearance before the District Court, such summons to be predicated upon the personal service of said summons upon the person charged with the infraction.
C. 
Any person who shall have been, within the preceding 12 months, guilty of a number of parking violations in excess of such minimum number as may be designated by the District 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 Agency, but must appear in District Court of Suffolk County at a time specified by the Agency.
D. 
The Agency shall not be authorized to deprive a person of his right to counsel or to prevent a person from exercising his or her right to appear in District Court of Suffolk County to answer, explain or defend any charge of a traffic or parking infraction.
E. 
The power of attorney referred to in Subsection A of this section shall be in the following form:
"POWER OF ATTORNEY: The undersigned pleads guilty to the charge noted herein and encloses herewith the sum of $_____ cash, check or money order to pay the necessary fine (circle the one used).
I hereby appoint the Clerk of the Suffolk County Traffic and Parking Violations Agency as my attorney-in-fact to appear for me in said Agency, to waive a hearing on such violation(s), to enter a plea of guilty on my behalf and to pay the fine.
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