[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Carthage 1-7-1983
by L.L. No. 2-1983. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Vehicles and traffic regulations — See Ch. 135.
For the purpose of assisting the Police Justice of the Village of Carthage
in the disposition of offenses in relation to traffic violations, the Police
Justice thereof is hereby authorized to establish a Traffic Violation Bureau.
The Traffic Violation Bureau shall be in the charge of the Chief of
Police and such persons as he may designate.
The Traffic Violation Bureau shall dispose of violations of traffic
laws, local laws or rules and regulations involving parking of automobiles
for which fixed fines are established by permitting a person charged with
an offense, within the limitations herein stated, to answer, within a specified
time, at the Traffic Violation Bureau, either in person or by written power
of attorney, by paying a prescribed fine and, in writing, by waiving a hearing
in court; or by pleading guilty to the charge and authorizing the person in
charge of the Bureau to make such a plea and to pay such a fine in court.
Acceptance of the prescribed fine and power of attorney by the Bureau
shall be deemed a complete satisfaction for the violation, and the violator
shall be given a receipt which so states.
[Amended 4-19-2004 by L.L. No. 1-2004]
If a person charged with a traffic violation does not answer as hereinbefore
prescribed within 48 hours after the service of the summons upon him, the
Bureau shall cause an appearance ticket to be issued directing that person
to appear before the court to answer for such summons.
Any person who, within the preceding 12 months, has been 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 Violation Bureau but must appear in court at a time specified by the
Bureau.
The Traffic Violation Bureau shall not be authorized to deprive a person
of his right to counsel or to prevent him from exercising his right to appear
in court to answer to, explain or defend any charge of a violation of any
traffic law, local law, rule or regulation.
The Police Justice shall designate the fines to be paid for offenses,
which may be satisfied at the Bureau as hereinbefore stated, provided that
such fines are within the limits established for penalties for such offenses.
The Traffic Violation Bureau shall keep a record of all violations of
which each person has been guilty, whether such guilt was established in court
or in the Bureau, and also a record of all fines collected and the disposition
thereof.
