[Adopted 9-10-1979 by L.L. No. 3-1979 (Ch. 6 of the 1981 Code)]
Unless otherwise provided, the Building Inspector or any other person
charged with the enforcement of the Code of the Village of Babylon is hereby
authorized to issue appearance tickets in connection with any alleged violation
thereof. Such authority shall be in addition to and shall not limit the general
code enforcement powers of said Building Inspector or any other person authorized
to enforce the Code of the Village of Babylon.
[Adopted 7-10-1984 by L.L. No. 5-1984
(Ch. 29, Art. V, of the 1981 Code)]
[Amended 3-12-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991 ]
The general purpose of this article is to allow the Village Board to
create the position of Special Service Attendant(s) and/or Code Enforcement
Officers, who will be given authority to issue summonses and/or appearance
tickets for violation of Village ordinances upon property owned or controlled
by the Village or upon private property when authorized, in writing, by the
owner thereof.
Police officers, peace officers, building inspectors and other public
servants of the Incorporated Village of Babylon, as may be appointed by the
Village Board as Special Service Attendants and/or Code Enforcement Officers,
are hereby authorized, directed and permitted to issue appearance tickets
pursuant to the Criminal Procedure Law in the course of instituting prosecution
against violations of the Code of the Incorporated Village of Babylon. This
section shall in no way act as a bar to the power to issue summonses and/or
appearance tickets as may be conferred upon persons elsewhere in this article.
The form of appearance tickets shall provide for verification pursuant
to § 100.30, Subdivision 1(d), of the Criminal Procedure Law.
Alternate means of pleading by the defendant shall be provided on the
reverse side of the appearance ticket as follows:
A. Entry of plea of guilty before the clerk of the court.
B. Entry of plea of guilty by mail.
C. Power of attorney authorizing the clerk of the court
to plead guilty on defendant's behalf.
The article shall take effect immediately and as prescribed by law.