[Code 1964, § 17-19]
There is established in the Bureau of Police a Traffic Division
to be under the control of an officer of police appointed by and directly
responsible to the Chief of Police.
[Code 1964, § 17-20]
With such aid as may be rendered by other members of the Bureau
of Police, the Traffic Division shall enforce the street traffic regulations
of this City and all of the state vehicle laws applicable to street
traffic in this City, make arrests for traffic violations, investigate
accidents, cooperate with the Commissioner of Public Safety and other
officers of the City in administering the traffic laws and in developing
ways and means to improve traffic conditions and carry out those duties
specially imposed upon the division by this chapter and the traffic
ordinances of this City.
[Code 1964, § 17-21]
(a)
The Bureau of Police or the Traffic Division of the Bureau shall
keep a record of all violations of the traffic ordinances of the City
or of the state vehicle laws for which any person has been charged,
together with a record of the final disposition of all alleged offenses.
The record shall be so maintained as to show all types of violations
and the total of each. The record shall accumulate during at least
a five-year period, and, from that time on, the record shall be maintained
complete for at least the most recent five-year period.
(b)
All forms for records of violations and notices of violations shall
be serially numbered. For each month and year a written record shall
be kept available to the public showing the disposal of all the forms.
(c)
All records and reports of violations shall be public records.
[Code 1964, §§ 17-22, 17-23]
(a)
The Traffic Division and all other officers of the Bureau of Police
shall investigate all motor vehicle accidents required to be investigated
by law, ordinance or regulation including, but not limited to, Sections
600 and 603 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law and any other accident
which, in the opinion of the investigating officer, involves a violation
of law and shall arrest and assist in the prosecution of those persons
charged with violations of the law causing or contributing to traffic
accidents.
(b)
The Traffic Division and all other officers of the Bureau of Police
shall make full and complete written reports of all traffic accidents
investigated or reported to them.
[Code 1964, § 17-24]
Whenever traffic accidents at any particular location become
numerous, the Traffic Division shall cooperate with the Commissioner
of Public Safety in conducting studies of the accidents and determining
remedial measures.
[Code 1964, § 17-27]
(a)
Required. The Bureau of Police or the Traffic Division shall maintain
a suitable record of all traffic accidents, warnings, arrests, convictions
and complaints reported for each driver which shall be filed alphabetically
under the name of the driver concerned.
(b)
Studies. The Traffic Division shall study the cases of all the drivers
charged with frequent or serious violations of the traffic laws or
involved in frequent traffic accidents or any serious accident and
shall attempt to discover the reasons for the violations or accidents
and shall take whatever steps are lawful and reasonable to prevent
the violations or accidents or to have the licenses of these persons
suspended or revoked.
(c)
Accumulation of records. Records shall accumulate during at least
a five-year period and from that time on the records shall be maintained
complete for at least the most recent five-year period.
[Code 1964, § 17-28]
The Traffic Division shall annually prepare a traffic report
which shall be filed with the Mayor. The report shall contain information
on traffic matters as follows:
(1)
The number of traffic accidents, the number of persons killed, the
number of persons injured and other pertinent traffic accident data.
(2)
The number of traffic accidents investigated and other pertinent
data on the safety activities of the Bureau of Police.
(3)
The plans and recommendations of the Traffic Division for future
traffic safety activities.
