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 acknowledgement of conviction
of the alleged offense and the Bureau, upon accepting the prescribed
fine, shall issue a receipt to the violator acknowledging payment
thereof.
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.
The Violations Bureau shall keep records and submit to the judges
hearing violations of City 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 said
laws and ordinances. Such records shall be so maintained as to show
all types of violations and the totals of each. Said records shall
be public records.
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.
