[Ord. No. 36 §5, 9-16-1999]
The Municipal Court may establish a Violation 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 designated the specified offenses under
this law or under the traffic ordinances of the City and the State
traffic laws in accordance with the Supreme Court Rule No. 37.50 in
respect to which payments of fines may be accepted by the Violations
Bureau in satisfaction thereof, and shall specify suitable schedules,
the amount of such fines for first (1st), second (2nd), 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.
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.