[R.O. 2006 §370.005; CC 1986 §76.110]
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 the 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 and the amount of such fines for the first (1st),
second (2nd) and subsequent offenses, provided such fines are within
the limits declared by law or ordinance and shall specify what number
of such offenses shall require appearance before the court.
[RSMo. §300.565]
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.
[RSMo. §300.570]
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.