§ 114-82. Arrest or appearance in answer to notice of violation; bail bond; service of notice to appear.

(a)

Any person who has violated any of the provisions of this chapter may be arrested and brought before the municipal court, or given notice to appear and answer to a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter before the municipal court at a time specified in the notice. In the case of a parking violation in which notice to appear and answer is given, the person so summoned may appear before a cashier for the Parking System within not more than ten days of the date of issuance of the parking citation and make answer to the violation set forth in such notice, and pay the fine fixed by this code pursuant to subsection 114-3(c) as full payment in satisfaction for such parking offense to the cashier. For all other traffic violations, except in cases where the violation charged requires actual appearance before the municipal court judge, the person so summoned may, before the time specified in such notice, appear before the clerk of the municipal court or other municipal officer designated by the municipal judge and make answer to the violation set forth in such notice and pay the fine fixed by the municipal judge for such offense as full payment in satisfaction to the clerk or other officer so designated. Acceptance of the prescribed fine by the cashier, or clerk or other officer, respectively, shall be a complete satisfaction for the violation, and the cashier, clerk or other officer, respectively, shall give the alleged violator a receipt to that effect and pay the fine into the parking system or municipal court, respectively; provided, that any person so summoned to appear before the municipal court to answer a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter may deposit with the clerk of the municipal court or other officer designated by the municipal judge cash or other bond in amount equal to the fine fixed by this Code pursuant to subsection 114-3(c) in case of a parking violation, or by the municipal judge in case of any other traffic violation, for such violation, conditioned for his or her appearance to answer such charge in court at the time specified by the clerk or other officer taking the bond. If any person posting a bond for his or her appearance shall fail to appear at the time specified, such bond shall be forfeited by the court; and if such bond posted is cash, it shall be taken by the municipal court as satisfaction for the violation.

(b)

The notice to appear provided for in subsection (a) of this section may be served in person or affixed to the vehicle of such alleged violator by a police officer, or in the case of a parking violation, by a parking enforcement officer or other properly authorized city officer, in which case it shall be deemed to have the same effect as personal service; and such notice may summon the alleged violator to appear by name or by the registration number of his vehicle.

(c)

Neither the parking system director, the clerk of the municipal court nor any other officer or official of the city shall have the authority to excuse anyone charged with a traffic violation of this chapter from paying the fine or posting the required bonds.

(Ord. No. 7251, 2-20-2007)