(A) There is hereby created and established a Cedar Lake Driver Education Program designed for those persons receiving a citation issued by a Cedar Lake Police Officer for violation of the traffic regulations of the town, and who are either first time traffic offenders or who otherwise have not accumulated more than four current points on their driving record, and who have not previously completed the Driver Education Program within the past three years to the date of issuance of the citation, with the objective of improving the driving skills of such person.
(B) The fee and charges of the program shall be in the sum of $75 to defray the cost of the program.
(C) The program shall be administered and operated by the town Police Chief.
(D) Upon successful completion of the four-hour course and program, the pending traffic charges will not be processed by the Police Department for prosecution of the same in the Lake Superior Court.
(E) The first-time offenses eligible for the program shall be all town ordinance moving violations.
(F) The program shall be operated consistent with the Cedar Lake Driver Education Program Manual containing the mission statement, eligibility/attendance, schedule of class/length/validity, instructors, and protocol, which manual is hereby specifically incorporated into this section by reference.
(G) The Chief of Police shall be and hereby is authorized in conjunction with the Clerk-Treasurer to create such forms and bulletins to effectively administer the program.
(Ord. 804, passed 8-28-01)