The Village Justice of the Village of Clayton
having jurisdiction of traffic violations in the Village of Clayton
is hereby authorized, pursuant to Article 14-B of the General Municipal
Law, to establish a Traffic Violations Bureau to assist the court
in the disposition of offenses in relation to traffic violations.
This Bureau, to be termed the "Village of Clayton
Traffic Violations Bureau," shall be in charge of such person or persons
and shall be open at such hours as shall be designated by the Village
Justice of the Village of Clayton having jurisdiction of traffic violations
in said Village.
The Village Justice aforementioned shall designate
the fines to be paid for the first, second and third offenses which
may be satisfied at the Traffic Violations Bureau as provided in this
chapter, provided that these fines are within the limits now or hereafter
established as penalties for violations of traffic laws, rules and
regulations of the Village of Clayton.
The Traffic Violations Bureau so established
shall have authority to dispose of violations of traffic laws, ordinances,
rules and regulations when such offenses shall not constitute the
traffic infraction known as "speeding" or a misdemeanor or a felony.
Pursuant to § 371 of Article 14-B of the General Municipal
Law, 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 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 the time specified by such Bureau.
The aforementioned Traffic Violations Bureau
is not authorized to deprive a person of his right to counsel or to
prevent him from exercising his right to appear in court in answer
to, to explain or to defend any charge of a violation of any traffic
law, ordinance, rule or regulation.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
POWER OF ATTORNEY
As mentioned above, any written statement written
in the presence of a witness and to which statement the witness shall
affix his signature, stating that the person executing the same and
charged with a violation is thereby appearing and answering to the
charge, pleading guilty thereto, waiving a hearing in court and authorizing
the person in charge of the Traffic Violations Bureau to make such
a plea in his stead in court.