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§ 70.36 FAILURE TO OBEY CITATIONS.
   It is unlawful and an offense for any person to violate his or her written promise to appear, given to an officer upon the issuance of a traffic citation, regardless of the disposition of the charge for which the citation was originally issued.
(Prior Code, § 15-120) Penalty, see § 70.99
§ 70.37 FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH CITATIONS ATTACHED TO A PARKED VEHICLE.
   (A)   If a violator of the restrictions on stopping, standing or parking under the traffic laws or ordinances does not appear in response to a traffic citation affixed to such motor vehicle within a period of five days, then the Clerk of the Municipal Court may send to the owner of the motor vehicle to which the traffic citation was affixed a letter informing him or her of the violation and warning him or her that in the event that such letter is disregarded for a period of five days, a warrant of arrest may be issued.
   (B)   On any occasion where two or more such traffic citations have been affixed on the same motor vehicle and the traffic citations have been disregarded, a warrant of arrest may be issued without sending the letter provided in division (A) above.
(Prior Code, § 15-121)
§ 70.38 ILLEGAL CANCELLATION OF CITATIONS.
   It is unlawful for any person to cancel or to solicit the cancellation of any traffic citation in any manner other than as provided by this traffic code.
(Prior Code, § 15-122) Penalty, see § 70.99
§ 70.99 PENALTY.
   (A)   Any violations of the provisions of this traffic code shall be punishable as provided in § 10.99(A) of this code.
(Prior Code, § 15-601)
   (B)   (1)   An owner or operator who fails to produce for inspection a valid and current security verification form or an equivalent form which has been issued by the Department upon the request of any peace officer of the Department as per § 70.04 of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine as provided in § 10.99(A) of this code.
      (2)   A sentence imposed for any violation of § 70.04 of this chapter may be suspended or deferred in whole or in part by the Court.
      (3)   Any person producing proof in court that a current security verification form or an equivalent form which has been issued by the Department reflecting the liability coverage for such person was in force at the time of the alleged offense shall be entitled to the dismissal of such charge.
      (4)   Upon conviction, bond forfeiture or deferral of sentence, the Court Clerk shall forward an abstract to the State Department of Public Safety within ten days reflecting the action taken by the Court.
(Prior Code, § 15-127)
   (C)   Any person failing to stop or to comply with any of the requirements of § 70.19 of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined as provided in § 10.99(A) of this code.
(Prior Code, § 15-118)