The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-05-12
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Traffic Violations Bureau

Section 6. TRAFFIC. VIOLATIONS
BUREAU CREATED. (a) The Mayor
shall establish a traffic violations
bureau to assist the court with the
clerical work of traffic cases. The
bureau shall be in charge of such
person or persons and shall be open
at such hours as the Mayor may
designate,
cases shall designate the fines TO
be paid for first. second. and third
offenses which may be satisfied by
payment of the same at the bureau,
provided such fines are within the
limits established as penalties for
violations of the provisions of the
state traffic laws and the traffic
ordinances of this Village.
Section z. DUTIES OF TRAFFIC
VIOLATIONS BUREAU. The follow
ing duties are hereby imposed upon
\ the traffic violations bureau;
(fl 1t shall accept designated
fines, issue receipts and represent
in court such violators as are per-
mitted and desire to plead guilty,
waive court appearance and give
power of attorney.
t2) 1t shall receive and issue re-
ceipts for bail from the persons who
must or wish to be heard in court,
enter the time of their appearance
on the court docket and notify the
arresting officer and witnesses, If
any, to be present.
/ (3) 1t shall keep an easily acces-
sible record of all violations of
which each person has been guilty
during the preceding twelve months
whether such guilt was established
in court or in the traffic violations
! bureau
(4) If a person accused of vio-
! lation of the restrictions on stop
/ ping or parking under the traffic
ordinances of this Village does not
appear in response to notice
Z affixed to such motor vehicle within
/ a period OF days the traffic viola
! tions bureau shall send the owner
/, of the motor vehicle to which the
! notice was affixed letter inform
I, ing him of the violation and warn
/ ing him that he win be held re-
: sponsible for the appearance of the
offender and that in the event such
4 letter is disregarded for a period
! of days a complaint will be filed
and warrant of arrest issued.
! (5) In the event any person fails
; to comply with notice as provided
I in the preceding paragraph or fails
to make appearance pursuant to a
summons directing an appearance In
4 the traffic violations bureau, or ii
any person fails or refuses to de-
posit bail as provided and within
the time permitted by ordinance, the
traffic violations bureau shall forth
with have a complaint entered a
gainst such person and secure and
issue warrant for his arrest. Such
bureau shall not accept any fine OIL
! bail for such person, but shall con-
! slider every such person entirely
under the jurisdiction of the court
Section 5. TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS
BUREAU TO KEEP RECORDS. The
traffic violations bureau shall keel
records and submit summarized
monthly reports to the Mayor of al
notices issued and arrests made fol
violations of the State traffic laws
and the traffic ordinances of this
Village and of all the fines collected
by the traffic violations bureau OIL
the court, and of the final disposi.
tion or present status of every case
of viola tion of the provisions of the
ordinance. Such records shall be Sc
maintained as to show all types o.
violations and the totals of each
Said records shall be public records
Section 3. FORMS FOR NOTICES
OF ARRESTS OR APPEARANCE, +,
The Village shall provide suitabl,
serially numbered forms for notify
ing violators to appear and answel
to charges of violating the village
traffic ordinances or State traffic
/ laws. Such forms shall be issued L
and reeeipted for by the chief of tn
traffic division or other persons
lacting for him. The traffic viola
ttions bureau shall each month re
port TO the Mayor the disposal mad
iby the police of all forms issued 4
| them.
Section 10. EFFECT OF SWORl
COMPLAINT. Whenever any com
lplaint charging a traffic violation
is sworn to by police officer o
other competent person, such com
plaint shall be accepted as prim;
facie evidence of the facts alleged
4 ARTICLE vi
Effect of and Short Title Of
Ordinance
II Section II. EFFECT OF ORDI
I iNANCE. If any part or parts of thi
! ordinance are for any reason he'll
to be invalid. such decision shal
not effect the validity of the re
naming portions of this ordinance
a Section ~. REPEAL. All ordi
conflict swith or inconsistent wit
the provisions of this ordinance ar
thereby repealed.
! Section 13. PUBLICATION OF
ORDINANCE. The city clark shall
certify to the passage of this ordi
nance and cause the same to b
published in the Union County Jour
nal and The Marysville Tribune.
Section IA. SHORT TITLE. Thi
ordinance may be known and cite
as the Administrative Traffic Ordi
nance.
Section Is. EFFECTIVE DATE
from and after the 22nd day of May
t1947.
Passed: March 81, 1947.
G.. L. Kfngsmore,
! President of Council.
. | ATTEST: Geo. =. Scheiderer