[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the City
of Rye 12-18-1991 as L.L. No. 23-1991; amended in its entirety 2-19-1992
by L.L. No. 3-1992. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The City Court of the City of Rye, New York,
is hereby authorized to establish a Traffic Violations Bureau to assist
the Court in the disposition of offenses in relation to traffic violations,
pursuant to Article 14-B of the General Municipal Law.
The City Court shall designate the person or
persons who shall be in charge of the Traffic Violations Bureau and
the days and hours that the Bureau shall be open for the transaction
of its official business.
The Traffic Violations Bureau is hereby authorized
to dispose of violations of traffic laws, ordinances, rules and regulations
of the City of Rye, New York, except for speeding offenses or misdemeanors
or felonies.
A.
A person may appear in person or by written power
of attorney in such form as shall be prescribed by the City Court
by paying a fine established by the City Court and, in writing, waiving
a hearing in Court, pleading guilty of the charge and authorizing
the person in charge of the Bureau to make such a plea and pay such
a fine.
B.
The Bureau shall accept such designated fines and
issue receipts therefor.
C.
The Bureau shall cause a complaint to be entered against
each person who does not answer within the designated time and a warrant
to be issued for his arrest and appearance before the Court.
D.
Any person who shall have been, within the preceding
12 months, guilty of a number of parking violations in excess of such
maximum number as may be designated by the court or of three or more
violations other than parking violations shall not be permitted to
appear and answer to a subsequent violation at the Traffic Violations
Bureau but must appear in Court at a time specified by the Bureau.
E.
Nothing contained in this chapter shall authorize
the Traffic Violations Bureau to deprive a person of his right to
counsel or to prevent him from exercising his right to appear in Court
to answer to, explain or defend any charge of a violation of any traffic
law, ordinance, rule or regulation.
The waiver and power of attorney referred to
in § 371 of the General Municipal Law shall be in substantially
the following form:
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I, the undersigned, hereby waive a hearing in
the City Court of the City of Rye, New York, and plead guilty to the
charge specified on the reverse side hereof. I authorize the person
in charge of the Traffic Violations Bureau to make such a plea and
pay the prescribed fine in Court.
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Dated the __________ day of ___________, 20______.
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The Bureau shall keep records of all notices
or summonses issued and disposed of by said Bureau and such other
information as may be prescribed by the City Court of Rye by law.
