The Village Justice is hereby authorized to establish a Traffic Violations
Bureau for the Village subject to the limitations hereinafter set forth.
The Traffic Violations Bureau when so established shall be authorized
to dispose of violations of traffic laws, ordinances, rules and regulations
relating to parking only, as follows:
A. By permitting a person charged with a parking violation
to answer within a period of 20 days at the Traffic Violations Bureau, either
in person or by written power of attorney in the form hereinafter set forth,
by paying the fine designated by the Village Justice for such violation, and
in writing, waiving a hearing in court, pleading guilty to the charge, and
authorizing the person in charge of the Traffic Violations Bureau to make
such a plea and pay such a fine in court.
B. Acceptance of the prescribed fine and power of attorney
by the Traffic Violations Bureau shall be deemed complete satisfaction for
the violation, and the violator shall be given a receipt which so states.
The power of attorney referred to in this chapter shall be in the following
form:
POWER OF ATTORNEY
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The undersigned hereby acknowledges service of the summons herein, waives
his right to be represented by an attorney and waives a hearing in Court,
pleads guilty to the offense charged in said summons and authorizes the Clerk
of the Traffic Violations Bureau of the Incorporated Village of Lattingtown
to appear in Court for me, to make such plea of guilty on my behalf and to
pay the prescribed fine using the money enclosed.
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Nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed to 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 regulation.