2023 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, 2029
* §  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, 2029