The Village Court of the Village of Pulaski, New York is hereby authorized
to establish a Traffic Violations Bureau to assist the Court in the disposition
of charges in relation to traffic violations, pursuant to Article 14-B of
the General Municipal Law.
The Village Court shall designate the person or persons who shall be
in charge of the Traffic Violations Bureau and the days and hours that the
Bureau shall be open for the transaction of its official business.
The Traffic Violations Bureau is hereby authorized to dispose of violations
of traffic laws, ordinances, rules and regulations of the Village of Pulaski,
New York, except for speeding offenses, or misdemeanor or felonies, within
10 days after a person has been notified of a violation by the affixing of
a notice of violation on a vehicle parked in violation of this chapter, traffic
law, rule or regulation, or within three days after personal service of a
Uniform Traffic Summons. Days that the Bureau shall not be open for official
business shall not be computed for the three-day period.
A.
A person may appear in person or by a written power of
attorney in such form as shall be prescribed by the Village Court by paying
a fine established by the Village Court 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.
B.
The Bureau shall accept such designated fines and issue
receipts therefor.
C.
The Bureau shall cause a complaint to be entered against
each person who does not answer within the designated time and a warrant to
be issued for his arrest and appearance before the court.
D.
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.
E.
Nothing contained in this article shall authorize the
Traffic Violations Bureau 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, ordinance, rule, or
regulations.
The Bureau shall keep records and submit detailed monthly reports to
the Village Court of all notices or summons issued and disposed of by said
Bureau and such other information as may be prescribed by the Village Court
by law and transmit with said reports all sums collected to the Village Court.
