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Editor's Note: Ord. No. 14-14, adopted 4-28-2014, amended these provisions in their entirety as set forth in this Article. R.O. 2013 §§ 370.010 to 370.080 previously derived from Ord. Nos. 78-43, 88-14, 91-32 and 97-50.
[R.O. 2013 § 370.010; Ord. No. 14-14 § 1, 4-28-2014]
There is established a Violations Bureau by order of the court. The Municipal Judge shall designate a Violations Clerk. The Violations Clerk shall perform the duties designated by the court, including accepting appearance, waiver of trial, plea of guilty, and payment of fines and costs for the designated violations, entering the plea on the record, and transmitting the violation record as required by law, subject to the limitations hereinafter prescribed. The City shall pay all necessary and reasonable expenses incident to the operation of the Violations Bureau.
[R.O. 2013 § 370.020; Ord. No. 14-14 § 1, 4-28-2014]
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The violations within the authority of the bureau shall be designated by order of the Municipal Judge. Such designated violations may be amended from time to time but shall in no event include the following:
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Any violation resulting in personal injury or property damage;
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Operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated or under the influence of intoxicants or drugs;
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Operating a vehicle with a counterfeited, altered, suspended or revoked license;
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Fleeing or attempting to elude an officer; and
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Any other violation excluded by law.
[R.O. 2013 § 370.030; Ord. No. 14-14 § 1, 4-28-2014]
Fines and costs shall be paid to, receipted by and accounted for by the Violations Clerk in accordance with this Chapter and Missouri Rules of Procedure 37.49.
[R.O. 2013 § 370.040; Ord. No. 14-14 § 1, 4-28-2014]
Within the time fixed by the Municipal Judge and subject to the Municipal Judge's order, any person charged with an animal control, housing or traffic violation, except violations requiring court appearance, may deliver by mail, automatic teller machine, or as otherwise directed the specified amount of the fine and costs to the bureau. This delivery constitutes a guilty plea and waiver of trial.