[CC 1984 §76.040]
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. 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
Traffic Violations Bureau in satisfaction thereof, and shall specify
suitable schedules of 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.
[CC 1984 §76.010]
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.
[CC 1984 §76.010]
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.