The Village Justice of the Village is hereby authorized to establish
a Traffic Violations Bureau to assist such court in the disposition of offenses
in relation to traffic violations as hereinafter provided in this chapter.
Such court is further authorized to designate such person or persons to be
in charge of such Bureau and to designate the hours during which such Bureau
will be open.
The Traffic Violations Bureau is authorized to dispose of violations
of parking and traffic laws, ordinances, rules and regulations when such offenses
shall not constitute the traffic infraction known as "speeding" or a misdemeanor
or felony.
The Village Justice Court is hereby authorized to designate the fines
to be paid for the offenses which may be satisfied at the Traffic Violations
Bureau, provided that such fines are within the limits established as penalties
for such offenses, and is further authorized to designate the period or periods
of time within which a person charged with such an offense may answer at the
Traffic Violations Bureau.
The Traffic Violations Bureau shall keep a record of all violations
of which each person has been guilty, whether such guilt was established in
the Village Justice Court or in the Traffic Violations Bureau, and also a
record of all fines collected and the disposition thereof. Such Traffic Violations
Bureau shall also perform such other or additional duties and keep such other
or additional records as shall be prescribed by the Village Justice Court
and/or the Board of Trustees of this Village.
The written power of attorney to be used by persons answering charges
by power of attorney in the manner prescribed in this chapter shall be in
substantially the following form:
I, the undersigned, hereby waive a hearing in the Village Justice Court
of the Village of Babylon, New York, and I hereby plead guilty to the violation
specified in the annexed summons. I do hereby authorize the person in charge
of the Traffic Violations Bureau, Village of Babylon, New York, to enter such
plea of guilty for me and in my behalf in the said Village Justice Court as
though I were personally present and to pay the prescribed fine for me and
on my behalf in said court.
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Dated: ____________ day of _______________, 2_____
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