(A) Whenever any police officer or deputy police officer, employed as such by the Town Council, and while acting as an officer, finds the provisions of any ordinance enacted to regulate traffic or promote safety in or on the streets, alleys, highways, and sidewalks of the town have been violated by the owner or operator of any vehicle, the officer shall notify the owner or operator in writing of the violation.
(B) The police officer shall make these notices in triplicate and the notice shall show the specific violation, the state license number of the vehicle, and the owner’s name, if it is possible to obtain it. All notices, shall be signed by the police officer issuing it. One copy of the notice shall be presented to the owner of the vehicle or his or her representative when found in charge of the vehicle. If neither the owner or his or her representative can be found in possession of the vehicle, the posting of the notice, in a conspicuous place upon the vehicle shall be deemed sufficient and effective notice of the violation. One copy of the notice shall be filed in the office of the Clerk-Treasurer.
(C) In the event the police officer is unable to serve the notice of the violation upon the owner of the vehicle or his or her representative, the violation shall be reported by the officer to the office maintained by the Clerk-Treasurer and a notice of the violation shall then be served upon the owner by mailing it by registered mail to the usual or last known address of the owner, and this shall constitute sufficient and effective notice.
(Prior Code, § 70.20) (Ord. 8-1950, passed - -1950)