[R.O. 2004 § 370.005; Ord. No.
103 §§ 1 — 3(76.013), 11-13-2000]
B.
The Judge of the Municipal Court 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 37.50 in
respect to which payments of fines may be accepted by the Court Clerk
in satisfaction thereof and shall specify by suitable schedules the
amount of such fines for first, second 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.
[R.O. 2004 § 370.010]
A.
Any person charged with an offense for which payment of a fine may
be made to the Violations Bureau shall have the option of paying such
fine within the time specified in the notice of arrest at the 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.
[R.O. 2004 § 370.020]
A.
The following duties are hereby imposed upon the 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.
[R.O. 2004 § 370.030]
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.
[R.O. 2004 § 370.040]
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.
