[R.O. 1997 § 370.005; Ord. No. 120 § 2, 9-1-1995]
A. A Violations Bureau of the City shall be
established by the Municipal Court. The Bureau shall assist the Court
with the clerical work of traffic cases. The City shall pay the expenses
incident to the operation of the same. The Bureau shall be in charge
of such person or persons and shall be open at such hours as the Municipal
Judge may designate.
B. The Court Clerk is hereby designated as
the Violations Clerk for said Bureau, and may appoint or designate
such persons as are necessary to conduct said office.
C. 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 State traffic laws in accordance with Supreme Court
Rule Number 37.49 in respect to which payments of fines may be accepted
by the Violations Bureau in satisfaction thereof, and shall specify
suitable schedules of 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. 1997 § 370.010; Ord. No. 120 § 1, 9-1-1995]
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. 1997 § 370.020; Ord. No. 120 § 1, 9-1-1995]
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; and
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. 1997 § 370.030; Ord. No. 120 § 1, 9-1-1995]
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. 1997 § 370.040; Ord. No. 120 § 1, 9-1-1995]
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.