[Ord. No. 10-0102 §1(100.010), 1-4-2010]
This Chapter shall be known and cited as the "Jefferson County,
Missouri, Parks and Recreation Chapter" and may be referred to as
such when being amended and is also referred to herein as this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 10-0102 §1(100.020), 1-4-2010]
The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to the public parks,
playgrounds, camping sites, recreation areas and parkways under the
jurisdiction of, and owned and operated by Jefferson County, Missouri,
and its Department of Parks and Recreation.
[Ord. No. 10-0102 §1(100.030), 1-4-2010]
A.
It
is a misdemeanor for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to
perform any act required in this Chapter.
B.
Every
person who is convicted of any misdemeanor under the provisions of
the Jefferson County, Missouri, Parks and Recreation Chapter shall,
where no different punishment is prescribed, be punished by imprisonment
in the County Jail not exceeding one (1) year, or by a fine not exceeding
one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
C.
All
violations of this Chapter shall be prosecuted in the Jefferson County,
Missouri, Municipal Court, by the Jefferson County Municipal Prosecutor.
[Ord. No. 10-0102 §1(100.040), 1-4-2010]
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office and its deputies including
those deputies designated as Park Rangers shall enforce the provisions
of this Chapter and shall have authority to issue citations and summons
and make arrests for any violation of this Chapter. The form of the
summons may be by Uniform Citation as set out in Rule 37 of the Missouri
Rules or Court or by summons form as indicated in the order creating
the County Municipal Court.
[Ord. No. 10-0102 §1(100.050), 1-4-2010]
A.
Whenever
any person is arrested for violating any provision of this Chapter,
the arresting officer may take the violator's name and address and
issue to the person in writing a notice to answer to the charge against
the person on a day specified in the notice, the day to be not less
than five (5) days after the arrest, and during the hours and at a
place specified in the notice. The officer may, upon the giving by
the violator of a written promise to answer as specified in the notice,
release the violator from custody; provided, however, that if the
violator is a non-resident of the County, the arresting officer, if
not satisfied by personal knowledge or sufficient identification that
the violator is a responsible and reliable citizen, may require that
the violator post bond or enter into a recognizance with sufficient
security conditioned that the violator will appear before the Municipal
Court at the time and place appointed before the officer shall release
the violator from custody, and if the violator fails or refuses to
enter into such recognizance, the violator may be committed to the
County Jail and be held to answer the complaint. Any person who violates
a written promise to appear, given in accordance with this Section,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, regardless of the disposition of
the charge on which the person was originally arrested.
B.
The
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office shall provide, in quadruplicate,
suitable serially numbered forms for notifying violators to appear
and answer to charges of violating this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 10-0102 §1(100.060), 1-4-2010]
In the event any person fails to comply with a notice given
to the person or attached to a vehicle or fails to make appearance
pursuant to a summons directing an appearance in the Municipal Court,
or if any person fails or refuses to deposit bail as required and
within the time permitted, the Clerk of the Municipal Court shall
forthwith have a complaint entered against such person and secure
and issue a warrant for his or her arrest.
