[Ord. No. 1814 §2, 4-2-1996]
The Municipal Court shall establish a Traffic 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 with the approval
of the Board of Aldermen by ordinance. 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 of Pleasant
Valley in accordance with Supreme Court Rule No. 37.49 in respect
of which payments of fines may be accepted by the Traffic 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.
[Ord. No. 1814 §1, 4-2-1996]
A.
Any
person charged with an offense for which payment of a fine may be
made to the Traffic Violations Bureau shall have the option of paying
such fine within the time specified in the notice of arrest at the
Traffic 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.
[Ord. No. 1814 §1, 4-2-1996]
A.
The
following duties are hereby imposed upon the Traffic 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.
[Ord. No. 1814 §1, 4-2-1996]
The Traffic 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 Traffic 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.
[Ord. No. 1814 §1, 4-2-1996]
The Traffic 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.
[Ord. No. 439 Art. XXII §1, 2-19-1968]
Every person who commits, attempts to commit, conspires to commit,
or aids or abets in the commission of any act declared herein to be
unlawful, whether individually or in connection with one (1) or more
other persons, or as a principal, agent, or accessory shall be guilty
of such offense, and every person, who falsely, fraudulently, forcibly,
or willfully induces, causes, coerces, requires, permits, or directs
another person or persons to violate any provision of this Chapter
is likewise guilty of such offense. Every person who knowingly and
willfully gives to a Police Officer false information shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor.
[Ord. No. 439 Art. XXII §2, 2-19-1968]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Article or
neglecting or refusing to comply therewith shall upon conviction therefor
be punished, where no other penalty is specifically provided in this
Chapter, by imprisonment for a period of not more than ninety (90)
days, or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00),
or by both such fine and imprisonment.
[Ord. No. 439 Art. XXII §3, 2-19-1968; Ord. No. 1685 §§1 — 2, 10-18-1993; Ord. No. 2741 §1, 6-5-2006; Ord. No. 3003, 8-2-2010]
The satisfaction fines for all moving and parking violations
shall be established by the Municipal Judge and a schedule thereof
shall be posted in the public view in the office of the Clerk of the
Court and in the Traffic Violations Bureau.
[Ord. No. 2906 §1, 2-16-2009]
A.
Impounded Vehicles And Personal Property. If a vehicle is
impounded for any reason outlined in the Missouri Department of Revenue
form MO 860-2695 (Authorization to Tow) or for the reasons enumerated
in any Section of the Pleasant Valley Municipal Code, the registered
owner or a person authorized by the registered owner must pay the
City of Pleasant Valley, Missouri, a minimum fee of fifteen dollars
($15.00) prior to the release of said vehicle or other articles of
personal property taken into possession by order of the Pleasant Valley
Police Department. In addition and prior to a vehicle or other articles
of personal property being released, the owner shall present to the
releasing officer proof of ownership, insurance and a valid driver's
license.
B.
Accident Investigation Fee. The costs incurred by the City
to investigate a traffic accident are provided at no charge on any
crash where at least one (1) of the participants is a Pleasant Valley
resident. However, where no local citizen is involved, these costs
shall be billed to the insurance company of the at-fault driver. Any
insurance company insuring a person deemed to be at fault, who operates
a vehicle involved in a traffic accident within City limits, shall
pay a minimum twenty-five dollar ($25.00) fee to the City of Pleasant
Valley, Missouri, in exchange for the City's effort, time and manpower
expended to investigate said accident. The City will add this fee
to the total amount set forth in the accident report provided to the
insurance company. In the event that the City cannot collect the accident
investigation fee from an insurance company, said fee shall be paid
by any non-resident deemed to be at fault who operates a vehicle involved
in a traffic accident within City limits.
