The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-05-19
ARTICLE v
Traffic Violations Bureau


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.
(b) The court hearing traffic
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:
Cd 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.
CD 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, II
any to be present.
CD 1t shall keep an easily acces-
sible record of all violations or
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 a notice
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 a letter inform
ing him of the violation and warn
ing him that he will be held re-
sponsible for the appearance of the
offender and that in the event such
letter is disregarded for a period
of 5 days a complaint will be filed
and warrant of arrest issued.
(5) In the event any person fails
to comply with a notice as provided
in the preceding paragraph or fails
to make appearance pursuant to a
summons directing an appearance In
the traffic violations bureau, or If
any person fails or refuses to de-
posit bail as provided and within
the time permitted by ordinance. the
traffic violations bureau shall forth
gainst such person and secure and
issue warrant for his arrest. Such
bureau shall not accept any fine or
bail for such person, but shall con-
slider every such person entirely
under the jurisdiction of the court.
Section s. TRAFFIC. VIOLATIONS
BUREAU TO KEEP RECORDS. The
traffic violations bureau shall keep
records and submit summarized
monthly reports to the Mayor OF all
notices issued and arrests made for
violations of the State traffic laws
Village and of all the fines collected
by the traffic violations bureau or
the court, and of the final DISPOSE
tion or present status OF every case
of violation of the provisions of the
ordinance. Such records shall be so
maintained as to show all types OF
violations and the totals of each.
Said records shall be public records.
Section 8. FORMS FOR NOTICES
OF ARRESTS OR APPEARANCE.
The Village shall provide suitable
serially numbered forms for notify
ing violators to appear and answer
to charges of violating the Village
traffic ordinances or State traffic
laws. Such forms shall be issued to
and receipted for by the chief of the
traffic division or other persons
acting for him. The traffic VIOLA
port to the Mayor the disposal made
by the police of all forms issued to
Section 10. EFFECT OF SWORN
COMPLAINT. Whenever any COM
plant charging a traffic violation
is sworn to by police officer or
other competent person, such COM
plant shall be accepted as prima
facie evidence of the facts alleged.
ARTICLE vi
Effect of and short Title of
Ordinance
Section IL. EFFECT OF ORDI-
NANCE If any part or parts of this
ordinance are for any reason held
to be invalid. such decision shall
not effect the validity of the re-
naming portions of this ordinance
Section IL. REPEAL. All ordi-
nances or parts of ordinances in
the provisions of~this ordinance are
hereby repealed.
Section 49, PUBLICATION OF
ORDINANCE. The city clark shall
certify to the passage of this ordi :
nance and cause the same to be
published in the Union County Jour
nal and The Marysville Tribune.
Section IA. SHORT TITLE. This
ordinance may be known and cited
as the Administrative Traffic Ordi-
nance.
Section Is. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This ordinance shall take effect
from and after the 22nd day of May,
1s47.
Passed: March 81. 1947.
G. L. Kingsmore,
President of Council.
Attest: Geo. p. Scheiderer.
Approved: VIM. F, Asman, Mayor.