NY Gen Mun L § 371 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 14-B - Traffic Violations Bureaus 371 - Jurisdiction and Procedure.

* §  371.  Jurisdiction and procedure.  1. A traffic violations bureau   so established may be authorized to dispose  of  violations  of  traffic   laws,  ordinances,  rules  and  regulations when such offenses shall not   constitute the traffic infraction known as speeding or a misdemeanor  or   felony,  and, if authorized by local law or ordinance, to adjudicate the   liability of owners for violations of subdivision (d) of section  eleven   hundred eleven of the vehicle and traffic law in accordance with section   eleven  hundred  eleven-a of such law or section eleven hundred eleven-b   of such law as  added  by  sections  sixteen  of  chapters  twenty,  and   twenty-two  of  the  laws  of  two  thousand  nine  which  amended  this   subdivision, or section eleven hundred eleven-d of such law, or  section   eleven   hundred   eleven-e  of  such  law  or  section  eleven  hundred   seventy-four-a of such law.2. The  Nassau  county  traffic  and  parking  violations  agency,  as   established,  may  be  authorized  to  assist the Nassau county district   court, and the Suffolk county traffic and parking violations agency,  as   established,  may  be  authorized  to assist the Suffolk county district   court, in the disposition and administration of infractions  of  traffic   and parking laws, ordinances, rules and regulations and the liability of   owners  for  violations  of  subdivision  (d)  of section eleven hundred   eleven of the vehicle and traffic law in accordance with section  eleven   hundred  eleven-b of such law and the liability of owners for violations   of section eleven hundred seventy-four of the vehicle and traffic law in   accordance with section  eleven  hundred  seventy-four-a  of  such  law,   except  that  such  agencies  shall  not  have jurisdiction over (a) the   traffic infraction defined  under  subdivision  one  of  section  eleven   hundred  ninety-two  of  the  vehicle  and  traffic law; (b) the traffic   infraction defined under subdivision  five  of  section  eleven  hundred   ninety-two  of  the  vehicle  and traffic law; (c) the violation defined   under paragraph (b) of subdivision four of  section  fourteen-f  of  the   transportation  law  and  the  violation  defined  under  clause  (b) of   subparagraph (iii) of paragraph c of  subdivision  two  of  section  one   hundred  forty  of  the  transportation  law; (d) the traffic infraction   defined under section three hundred ninety-seven-a of  the  vehicle  and   traffic  law and the traffic infraction defined under subdivision (g) of   section eleven hundred eighty of the vehicle and traffic  law;  (e)  any   misdemeanor  or  felony;  or  (f)  any  offense that is part of the same   criminal transaction, as that term is  defined  in  subdivision  two  of   section  40.10  of  the  criminal  procedure  law,  as  a  violation  of   subdivision one of section eleven hundred ninety-two of the vehicle  and   traffic  law,  a violation of subdivision five of section eleven hundred   ninety-two of the vehicle and traffic law, a violation of paragraph  (b)   of  subdivision  four of section fourteen-f of the transportation law, a   violation of  clause  (b)  of  subparagraph  (iii)  of  paragraph  c  of   subdivision  two of section one hundred forty of the transportation law,   a violation of section three hundred ninety-seven-a of the  vehicle  and   traffic  law,  a  violation of subdivision (g) of section eleven hundred   eighty of the vehicle and traffic law or any misdemeanor or felony.2-a.  The  Buffalo  traffic  violations  agency,  as  established   in   subdivision  four  of section three hundred seventy of this article, may   be authorized to assist the Buffalo city court in  the  disposition  and   administration  of  infractions  of  traffic laws, ordinances, rules and   regulations except that such agency shall not have jurisdiction over (a)   the traffic infraction defined under subdivision one of  section  eleven   hundred  ninety-two  of  the  vehicle  and  traffic law; (b) the traffic   infraction defined under subdivision  five  of  section  eleven  hundred   ninety-two  of  the  vehicle  and traffic law; (c) the violation defined   under paragraph (b) of subdivision four of  section  fourteen-f  of  the    transportation  law  and  the  violation  defined  under  clause  (b) of   subparagraph (iii) of paragraph c of  subdivision  two  of  section  one   hundred  forty  of  the  transportation  law; (d) the traffic infraction   defined  under  section  three hundred ninety-seven-a of the vehicle and   traffic law and the traffic infraction defined under subdivision (g)  of   section  eleven  hundred  eighty  of  the  vehicle  and traffic law; (e)   traffic  infractions  constituting  parking,   standing,   stopping   or   pedestrian  offenses;  (f) any misdemeanor or felony; or (g) any offense   that is part of the same criminal transaction, as that term  is  defined   in  subdivision two of section 40.10 of the criminal procedure law, as a   violation of subdivision one of section eleven hundred ninety-two of the   vehicle and traffic law, a violation  of  subdivision  five  of  section   eleven hundred ninety-two of the vehicle and traffic law, a violation of   paragraph   (b)  of  subdivision  four  of  section  fourteen-f  of  the   transportation law, a violation of clause (b) of subparagraph  (iii)  of   paragraph  c  of  subdivision  two  of  section one hundred forty of the   transportation law, a violation of section three hundred  ninety-seven-a   of  the  vehicle  and  traffic  law, a violation constituting a parking,   stopping, standing or pedestrian offense, a violation of subdivision (g)   of section eleven hundred eighty of the vehicle and traffic law  or  any   misdemeanor or felony.2-b.  The  Rochester  traffic  violations  agency,  as  established in   subdivision five of section three hundred seventy of this  article,  may   be  authorized to assist the Rochester city court in the disposition and   administration of infractions of traffic  laws,  ordinances,  rules  and   regulations except that such agency shall not have jurisdiction over (a)   the  traffic  infraction defined under subdivision one of section eleven   hundred ninety-two of the vehicle  and  traffic  law;  (b)  the  traffic   infraction  defined  under  subdivision  five  of section eleven hundred   ninety-two of the vehicle and traffic law;  (c)  the  violation  defined   under  paragraph  (b)  of  subdivision four of section fourteen-f of the   transportation law  and  the  violation  defined  under  clause  (b)  of   subparagraph  (iii)  of  paragraph  c  of subdivision two of section one   hundred forty of the transportation  law;  (d)  the  traffic  infraction   defined  under  section  three hundred ninety-seven-a of the vehicle and   traffic law and the traffic infraction defined under subdivision (g)  of   section  eleven  hundred  eighty  of  the  vehicle  and traffic law; (e)   traffic  infractions  constituting  parking,   standing,   stopping   or   pedestrian  offenses;  (f) any misdemeanor or felony; or (g) any offense   that is part of the same criminal transaction, as that term  is  defined   in  subdivision two of section 40.10 of the criminal procedure law, as a   violation of subdivision one of section eleven hundred ninety-two of the   vehicle and traffic law, a violation  of  subdivision  five  of  section   eleven hundred ninety-two of the vehicle and traffic law, a violation of   paragraph   (b)  of  subdivision  four  of  section  fourteen-f  of  the   transportation law, a violation of clause (b) of subparagraph  (iii)  of   paragraph  c  of  subdivision  two  of  section one hundred forty of the   transportation law, a violation of section three hundred  ninety-seven-a   of  the  vehicle  and  traffic  law, a violation constituting a parking,   stopping, standing or pedestrian offense, a violation of subdivision (g)   of section eleven hundred eighty of the vehicle and traffic law  or  any   misdemeanor or felony.3.  A  person charged with an infraction which shall be disposed of by   either a traffic  violations  bureau,  the  Nassau  county  traffic  and   parking  violations  agency,  or  the Suffolk county traffic and parking   violations agency may be permitted to answer, within a  specified  time,   at  the  traffic  violations bureau, in Nassau county at the traffic and   parking violations agency and in  Suffolk  county  at  the  traffic  and    parking  violations  agency,  either  in  person  or by written power of   attorney in such form as may be prescribed in the ordinance or local law   creating the bureau or agency, by  paying  a  prescribed  fine  and,  in   writing,  waiving  a  hearing in court, pleading guilty to the charge or   admitting liability as an owner for the violation of subdivision (d)  of   section  eleven  hundred  eleven  of the vehicle and traffic law, as the   case may be, and authorizing the person  in  charge  of  the  bureau  or   agency  to  enter  such  a  plea or admission and accept payment of said   fine. Acceptance of the prescribed fine and power  of  attorney  by  the   bureau or agency shall be deemed complete satisfaction for the violation   or of the liability, and the violator or owner liable for a violation of   subdivision  (d)  of  section  eleven  hundred eleven of the vehicle and   traffic law shall be given a receipt which  so  states.    If  a  person   charged  with  a  traffic  violation  does  not  answer  as hereinbefore   prescribed, within a designated time, the bureau or agency may  cause  a   complaint to be entered against him forthwith and a warrant to be issued   for  his  arrest  and  appearance  before  the court, such summons to be   predicated upon the personal service of said  summons  upon  the  person   charged  with the infraction. Any person who shall have been, within the   preceding twelve 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 or  agency,  but  must  appear  in  court  at  a  time   specified  by  the  bureau or agency. Such bureau or agency shall not be   authorized 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.3-a. A person charged with an infraction which shall be disposed of by   the Buffalo traffic violations agency may be permitted to answer, within   a specified time, at the traffic violations agency either in  person  or   by  written  power  of attorney in such form as may be prescribed in the   ordinance or local law creating the agency, by paying a prescribed  fine   and,  in  writing,  waiving  a  hearing in court, pleading guilty to the   charge or a lesser charge agreeable to the traffic  prosecutor  and  the   person  charged with an infraction, and authorizing the person in charge   of the agency to enter such a plea and  accept  payment  of  said  fine.   Acceptance  of  the  prescribed fine and power of attorney by the agency   shall be  deemed  complete  satisfaction  for  the  violation,  and  the   violator  shall  be given a receipt which so states. If a person charged   with a traffic violation does not  answer  as  hereinbefore  prescribed,   within a designated time, the agency may cause a complaint to be entered   against  him  forthwith  and  a  warrant to be issued for his arrest and   appearance before the court, such summons  to  be  predicated  upon  the   personal  service  of  said  summons  upon  the  person charged with the   infraction. Any person who shall have been, within the preceding  twelve   months,  guilty  of  three or more violations, shall not be permitted to   appear and answer to a subsequent violation  at  the  agency,  but  must   appear in court at a time specified by the agency. Such agency shall not   be  authorized 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.3-b. A person charged with an infraction which shall be disposed of by   the Rochester traffic violations agency  may  be  permitted  to  answer,   within  a  specified  time,  at  the traffic violations agency either in   person or by written power of attorney in such form as may be prescribed    in the  ordinance  or  local  law  creating  the  agency,  by  paying  a   prescribed  fine  and,  in writing, waiving a hearing in court, pleading   guilty to the charge  or  a  lesser  charge  agreeable  to  the  traffic   prosecutor  and  the  person charged with an infraction, and authorizing   the person in charge of the agency to  enter  such  a  plea  and  accept   payment  of  said  fine.  Acceptance of the prescribed fine and power of   attorney by the agency shall be deemed  complete  satisfaction  for  the   violation, and the violator shall be given a receipt which so states. If   a   person   charged  with  a  traffic  violation  does  not  answer  as   hereinbefore prescribed, within a designated time, the agency may  cause   a  complaint  to  be  entered  against him forthwith and a warrant to be   issued for his arrest and appearance before the court, such  summons  to   be  predicated upon the personal service of said summons upon the person   charged with the infraction. Any person who shall have been, within  the   preceding  twelve  months, guilty of three or more violations, shall not   be permitted to appear and answer  to  a  subsequent  violation  at  the   agency, but must appear in court at a time specified by the agency. Such   agency  shall  not  be  authorized  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.4. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, fines, penalties   and forfeitures collected by the Nassau county or Suffolk county traffic   and parking violations  agency  shall  be  distributed  as  provided  in   section  eighteen  hundred  three  of  the  vehicle and traffic law. All   fines, penalties and  forfeitures  for  violations  adjudicated  by  the   Nassau  county  or  Suffolk county traffic and parking violations agency   pursuant to subdivision two of  this  section,  with  the  exception  of   parking  violations,  and  except  as  provided  in subdivision three of   section ninety-nine-a of the state finance law, shall be  paid  by  such   agencies to the state comptroller within the first ten days of the month   following  collection.  Each such payment shall be accompanied by a true   and complete report in such form and detail  as  the  comptroller  shall   prescribe.4-a.   Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent  provision  of  law,  fines,   penalties and forfeitures collected by the  Buffalo  traffic  violations   agency  shall  be  distributed  as  provided in section eighteen hundred   three  of  the  vehicle  and  traffic  law.  All  fines,  penalties  and   forfeitures for violations adjudicated by the Buffalo traffic violations   agency  pursuant to subdivision two-a of this section except as provided   in subdivision three of section ninety-nine-a of the state finance  law,   shall  be  paid by such agency to the state comptroller within the first   ten days of the month following collection. Each such payment  shall  be   accompanied by a true and complete report in such form and detail as the   comptroller shall prescribe.4-b.   Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent  provision  of  law,  fines,   penalties and forfeitures collected by the Rochester traffic  violations   agency  shall  be  distributed  as  provided in section eighteen hundred   three  of  the  vehicle  and  traffic  law.  All  fines,  penalties  and   forfeitures   for   violations  adjudicated  by  the  Rochester  traffic   violations agency pursuant to subdivision two-a of this  section  except   as  provided  in subdivision three of section ninety-nine-a of the state   finance law, shall be paid by  such  agency  to  the  state  comptroller   within  the  first ten days of the month following collection. Each such   payment shall be accompanied by a true and complete report in such  form   and detail as the comptroller shall prescribe.* NB Effective until December 1, 2024 * §  371.  Jurisdiction  and procedure. A traffic violations bureau so   established may be authorized to dispose of violations of traffic  laws,   ordinances,   rules   and  regulations  when  such  offenses  shall  not   constitute the traffic infraction known as speeding or a misdemeanor  or   felony,  and, if authorized by local law or ordinance, to adjudicate the   liability of owners for violations of subdivision (d) of section  eleven   hundred eleven of the vehicle and traffic law in accordance with section   eleven  hundred  eleven-b  of  such  law as added by sections sixteen of   chapters twenty, and twenty-two of the laws of two thousand  nine  which   amended  this  section or section eleven hundred eleven-d of such law or   section eleven hundred eleven-e of such law, or section  eleven  hundred   seventy-four-a  of  such  law,  by  permitting  a person charged with an   offense within the  limitations  herein  stated,  to  answer,  within  a   specified time, at the traffic violations bureau, either in person or by   written  power  of  attorney  in  such  form as may be prescribed in the   ordinance creating the bureau, by  paying  a  prescribed  fine  and,  in   writing,  waiving  a  hearing in court, pleading guilty to the charge or   admitting liability as an owner for the violation of subdivision (d)  of   section  eleven  hundred  eleven  of the vehicle and traffic law, as the   case may be, and authorizing the person in charge of the bureau to  make   such a plea or admission and pay such a fine in court. Acceptance of the   prescribed  fine  and  power  of  attorney by the bureau shall be deemed   complete satisfaction for the violation or of  the  liability,  and  the   violator  or  owner liable for a violation of subdivision (d) of section   eleven hundred eleven of the vehicle and traffic law shall  be  given  a   receipt  which  so  states. If a person charged with a traffic violation   does not answer as hereinbefore prescribed, within  a  designated  time,   the  bureau  shall  cause  a  complaint to be entered against him or her   forthwith and a  warrant  to  be  issued  for  his  or  her  arrest  and   appearance  before the court. Any person who shall have been, within the   preceding twelve 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.  Such  traffic  violations  bureau  shall  not  be authorized to   deprive a person of his or her right to counsel or to prevent him or her   from exercising his or her right  to  appear  in  court  to  answer  to,   explain,  or  defend  any  charge  of  a  violation  of any traffic law,   ordinance, rule or regulation.* NB Effective December 1, 2024 and Expires December 1, 2024* § 371. Jurisdiction and procedure. A traffic  violations  bureau  so   established  may be authorized to dispose of violations of traffic laws,   ordinances,  rules  and  regulations  when  such  offenses   shall   not   constitute  the traffic infraction known as speeding or a misdemeanor or   felony, and, if authorized by local law or ordinance, to adjudicate  the   liability  of owners for violations of subdivision (d) of section eleven   hundred eleven of the vehicle and traffic law in accordance with section   eleven hundred eleven-d or section eleven hundred  eleven-e  or  section   eleven  hundred  seventy-four-a  of  the  vehicle  and  traffic  law, by   permitting a person charged  with  an  offense  within  the  limitations   herein  stated,  to  answer,  within  a  specified  time, at the traffic   violations bureau, either in person or by written power of  attorney  in   such  form as may be prescribed in the ordinance creating the bureau, by   paying a prescribed fine and, in writing, waiving a  hearing  in  court,   pleading guilty to the charge or admitting liability as an owner for the   violation  of  subdivision  (d)  of section eleven hundred eleven of the   vehicle and traffic law, as the case may be, and authorizing the  person    in  charge of the bureau to make such a plea or admission and pay such a   fine in court. Acceptance of the prescribed fine and power  of  attorney   by the bureau shall be deemed complete satisfaction for the violation or   of  the  liability,  and the violator or owner liable for a violation of   subdivision (d) of section eleven hundred  eleven  of  the  vehicle  and   traffic  law  shall  be  given  a  receipt  which so states. If a person   charged with  a  traffic  violation  does  not  answer  as  hereinbefore   prescribed, within a designated time, the bureau shall cause a complaint   to  be  entered  against him or her forthwith and a warrant to be issued   for his or her arrest and appearance before the court.  Any  person  who   shall  have been, within the preceding twelve 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.  Such  traffic  violations   bureau  shall  not be authorized to deprive a person of his or her right   to counsel or to prevent him or her from exercising his or her right  to   appear  in  court  to  answer  to,  explain,  or  defend any charge of a   violation of any traffic law, ordinance, rule or regulation.* NB Effective December 1, 2024 until December 1, 2024* § 371. Jurisdiction and procedure. A traffic  violations  bureau  so   established  may be authorized to dispose of violations of traffic laws,   ordinances,  rules  and  regulations  when  such  offenses   shall   not   constitute  the traffic infraction known as speeding or a misdemeanor or   felony, and, if authorized by local law or ordinance, to adjudicate  the   liability  of owners for violations of subdivision (d) of section eleven   hundred eleven of the vehicle and traffic law in accordance with section   eleven hundred  eleven-e  of  the  vehicle  and  traffic  law,  and,  if   authorized  by  local  law  or ordinance, to adjudicate the liability of   owners for violations of section  eleven  hundred  seventy-four  of  the   vehicle  and  traffic  law  in  accordance  with  section eleven hundred   seventy-four-a of the vehicle and traffic law  by  permitting  a  person   charged with an offense within the limitations herein stated, to answer,   within  a  specified  time,  at the traffic violations bureau, either in   person or by written power of attorney in such form as may be prescribed   in the ordinance creating the bureau, by paying a prescribed  fine  and,   in writing, waiving a hearing in court, pleading guilty to the charge or   admitting  liability  as  an  owner  for violation of subdivision (d) of   section eleven hundred eleven of the vehicle and  traffic  law,  as  the   case  may  be,  or  admitting  liability  as an owner for a violation of   section eleven hundred seventy-four of the vehicle and traffic  law,  as   the  case  may be, and authorizing the person in charge of the bureau to   make such a plea or admission and pay such a fine in  court.  Acceptance   of  the  prescribed  fine  and  power of attorney by the bureau shall be   deemed complete satisfaction for the violation or of the liability,  and   the  violator  or  owner  liable  for  a violation of subdivision (d) of   section eleven hundred eleven of the vehicle and traffic  law  or  owner   liable  for  a  violation  of section eleven hundred seventy-four of the   vehicle and traffic law shall be given a receipt which so states.  If  a   person  charged with a traffic violation does not answer as hereinbefore   prescribed, within a designated time, the bureau shall cause a complaint   to be entered against him or her forthwith and a warrant  to  be  issued   for  his  or  her arrest and appearance before the court. Any person who   shall have been, within the preceding twelve 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. Such traffic violations   bureau shall not be authorized to deprive a person of his or  her  right   to  counsel or to prevent him or her from exercising his or her right to   appear in court to answer  to,  explain,  or  defend  any  charge  of  a   violation of any traffic law, ordinance, rule or regulation.* NB Effective December 1, 2024 until December 1, 2024* §  371.  Jurisdiction  and procedure. A traffic violations bureau so   established may be authorized to dispose of violations of traffic  laws,   ordinances,   rules   and  regulations  when  such  offenses  shall  not   constitute the traffic infraction known as speeding or a misdemeanor  or   felony,  and, if authorized by local law or ordinance, to adjudicate the   liability  of  owners  for  violations   of   section   eleven   hundred   seventy-four  of  the vehicle and traffic law in accordance with section   eleven  hundred  seventy-four-a  of  the  vehicle  and  traffic  law  by   permitting  a  person  charged  with  an  offense within the limitations   herein stated, to answer,  within  a  specified  time,  at  the  traffic   violations  bureau,  either in person or by written power of attorney in   such form as may be prescribed in the ordinance creating the bureau,  by   paying  a  prescribed  fine and, in writing, waiving a hearing in court,   pleading guilty to the charge, or admitting liability as an owner for  a   violation  of  section  eleven  hundred  seventy-four of the vehicle and   traffic law, as the case may be and authorizing the person in charge  of   the  bureau  to  make  such  a  plea or admission and pay such a fine in   court.  Acceptance of the prescribed fine and power of attorney  by  the   bureau  shall be deemed complete satisfaction for the violation, and the   violator or owner liable for  a  violation  of  section  eleven  hundred   seventy-four  of  the  vehicle  and traffic law shall be given a receipt   which so states. If a person charged with a traffic violation  does  not   answer  as hereinbefore prescribed, within a designated time, the bureau   shall cause a complaint to be entered against him or her forthwith and a   warrant to be issued for his or her arrest  and  appearance  before  the   court.  Any  person  who  shall  have  been, within the preceding twelve   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. Such   traffic violations bureau shall not be authorized to deprive a person of   his or her right to counsel or to prevent him or her from exercising his   or her right to appear in court to answer to,  explain,  or  defend  any   charge of a violation of any traffic law, ordinance, rule or regulation.* NB Effective December 1, 2024 until December 1, 2024* §  371.  Jurisdiction  and procedure. A traffic violations bureau so   established may be authorized to dispose of violations of traffic  laws,   ordinances,   rules   and  regulations  when  such  offenses  shall  not   constitute the traffic infraction known as speeding or a misdemeanor  or   felony,  by  permitting  a  person  charged  with  an offense within the   limitations herein stated, to answer, within a specified  time,  at  the   traffic  violations  bureau,  either  in  person  or by written power of   attorney in such form as may be prescribed in the ordinance creating the   bureau, by paying a prescribed fine and, in writing, waiving  a  hearing   in  court,  pleading  guilty to the charge and authorizing the person in   charge of the bureau to make such a plea and pay such a fine  in  court.   Acceptance  of  the  prescribed fine and power of attorney by the bureau   shall be  deemed  complete  satisfaction  for  the  violation,  and  the   violator  shall  be given a receipt which so states. If a person charged   with a traffic violation does not  answer  as  hereinbefore  prescribed,    within  a  designated  time,  the  bureau  shall cause a complaint to be   entered against him forthwith and a warrant to be issued for his  arrest   and  appearance before the court. Any person who shall have been, within   the preceding twelve 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.  Such  traffic  violations  bureau  shall  not  be authorized 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.* NB Effective December 1, 2024