[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Pittsford
6-13-1989 by L.L. No. 3-1989. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Traffic Violations Bureau — See Ch. 50.
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Pittsford, pursuant to the authority
granted to it by § 10, Subdivision 4, of the Municipal Home Rule
Law, and § 150.10 of the Criminal Procedure Law, desires to authorize
certain public servants to issue appearance tickets in aid of the enforcement
of any statute, local law, ordinance, rule or regulation of the Village of
Pittsford.
[Amended 6-8-1999 by L.L.
No. 8-1999]
A.
The Village Clerk and the Village Building Inspector
are hereby designated the public servants authorized by law to issue appearance
tickets in the performance of their respective duties when commencing prosecutions
for alleged violations of any statute, local law, ordinance, rule or regulation
of the Village of Pittsford, New York.
[Amended 1-11-2000 by L.L.
No. 1-2000]
B.
The Superintendent of Public Works, Department of Public Works employees, Parking Monitor, Village Code Enforcement Officer, Village Building Inspector and Village Fire Marshal are hereby designated public servants, authorized by law to issue appearance tickets regarding alleged violations of the provisions and requirements of Chapter 195, Vehicles and Traffic, of this Code. The public servants listed above shall also be authorized to issue appearance tickets regarding alleged violations of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law, relating to parked, stopped, and standing vehicles, and any interrelated laws, statutes, rules and regulations.
[Amended 7-12-2005 by L.L. No. 3-2005]
C.
The authorizations as set forth above are granted pursuant
to § 150.10 of the Criminal Procedure Law of the State of New York.
The term "appearance ticket" as used in this section shall have the same meaning
as provided in § 150.10, and the procedure governing the use of
appearance tickets shall conform in all respects to the procedures set forth
in Article 150 of the Criminal Procedure Law and other applicable articles
of that law.
Such authorization to use the appearance tickets shall not imply any
restraint upon the power of the Village Clerk to utilize other methods of
commencing prosecutions for alleged violations of any statute, local law,
ordinance, rule or regulation of said village as may be provided by law.
The foregoing authorization is in addition to any and all authorizations
heretofore or hereafter given. Any inconsistencies shall be construed in favor
of liberal and additional authorization to issue appearance tickets.
