[R.O. 1996 § 370.010; Code 1985,
§ 76.2015; CC 1990 § 14-30]
A. Any person charged with an offense for
which payment of a fine may be made to the Violations Bureau shall
have the option of paying such fine within the time specified in the
notice of arrest at the Violations Bureau upon entering a plea of
guilty and upon waiving appearance in court; or may have the option
of depositing required lawful bail, and upon a plea of not guilty
shall be entitled to a trial as authorized by law.
B. The payment of a fine to the Bureau shall
be deemed an acknowledgment of conviction of the alleged offense,
and the Bureau, upon accepting the prescribed fine, shall issue a
receipt to the violator acknowledging payment thereof.
[R.O. 1996 § 370.020; Code 1985,
§ 76.2020; CC 1990 § 14-31]
A. The following duties are hereby imposed
upon the Violations Bureau in reference to traffic offenses:
1.
It shall accept designated fines,
issue receipts and represent in court such violators as are permitted
and desire to plead guilty, waive court appearance, and give power
of attorney;
2.
It shall receive and issue receipts
for cash bail from the persons who must or wish to be heard in court,
enter the time of their appearance on the court docket, and notify
the arresting officer and witnesses, if any, to be present.
[R.O. 1996 § 370.030; Code 1985,
§ 76.2025; CC 1990 § 14-32]
The Violations Bureau shall keep
records and submit to the judges hearing violations of municipal ordinances
summarized monthly reports of all notices issued and arrests made
for violations of the traffic laws and ordinances in the City and
of all the fines collected by the Violations Bureau or the court,
and of the final disposition or present status of every case of violation
of the provisions of such laws and ordinances. Such records shall
be so maintained as to show all types of violations and the totals
of each. Such records shall be public records.
[R.O. 1996 § 370.040; Code 1985,
§ 76.2030; CC 1990 § 14-33]
The Violations Bureau shall follow
such procedure as may be prescribed by the traffic ordinances of the
City or as may be required by any laws of this State.
[R.O. 1996 § 370.050; Code 1985,
§ 76.2010; CC 1990 § 14-29]
The Municipal Court shall establish
a Violations Bureau to assist the court with the clerical work of
traffic cases. The Bureau shall be in charge of such person or persons
and shall be open at such hours as the Municipal Judge may designate.
The Judge of the Municipal Court who hears traffic cases shall designate
the specified offenses under this law or under the traffic ordinances
of the City and the State traffic laws in accordance with Supreme
Court Rule No. 37.49 in respect to which payments of fines may be
accepted by the Violations Bureau in satisfaction thereof, and shall
specify suitable schedules and the amount of such fine for first,
second and subsequent offenses, provided such fines are within the
limits declared by law or ordinance, and shall further specify what
number of such offenses shall require appearance before the court.