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§ 70.17  TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL LEGEND.
   At street intersections where automatic signal devices are installed by the proper town officials, all traffic, vehicular and pedestrian, shall obey the signals as shown on the devices. The automatic signal devices shall indicate and apply to drivers of vehicles and pedestrians as follows.
   (A)   Green indication.
      (1)   Vehicular traffic facing a circular green signal may proceed straight through or turn right or left, unless a sign at that place prohibits either turn.
      (2)   Vehicular traffic, including vehicles turning right or left, shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles and to pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or an adjacent sidewalk at the time the signal is exhibited.
      (3)   Vehicular traffic facing a green arrow signal, shown alone or in combination with another indication, may cautiously enter the intersection only to make the movement indicated by the arrow, or any other movement permitted by other indications shown at the same time.
      (4)   Vehicular traffic shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully within an adjacent crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection.
      (5)   Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal, pedestrians facing any green signal, except when the sole green signal is a turn arrow, may proceed across the roadway within any marked or unmarked crosswalk.
   (B)   Steady yellow indication.
      (1)   Vehicular traffic facing a steady circular yellow or yellow arrow signal is thereby warned that the related green movement is being terminated and that a red indication will be exhibited immediately thereafter.
      (2)   Pedestrians facing a steady circular yellow or yellow arrow signal, unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal, are thereby advised that there is insufficient time to cross the roadways before a red indication is shown, and no pedestrian may start to cross the roadway at that time.
   (C)   Steady red indication.
      (1)   Vehicular traffic facing a steady circular red signal alone shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or if none, then before entering the intersection, and shall remain standing until an indication to proceed is shown, except as provided in division (C)(2) below.
      (2)   Except when a sign is in place prohibiting such a turn, vehicular traffic facing a steady red signal, after coming to a complete stop, may cautiously enter the intersection to make a right turn or, make a left turn if turning from the left lane of a one-way street into another one-way street with the flow of traffic, after stopping as required by division (C)(1) above, but the vehicular traffic shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully within an adjacent crosswalk and to other traffic using the intersection.
      (3)   Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal under I.C. 9-4-1-36, pedestrians facing a steady circular red signal alone shall not enter the roadway.
   (D)   No indication or conflicting indications.
      (1)   Vehicular traffic facing an  intersection, having a signal that displays no indication or conflicting indications, where no other control is present, shall stop before entering the intersection; and
      (2)   After stopping, vehicular traffic may proceed with caution through the intersection and shall yield the right-of-way to traffic within the intersection, or approaching so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard.
   (E)   Nonintersection installations. The provisions of this section apply to traffic-control signals located at a place other than an intersection except those provisions which by their nature have no application. Any stop required under this clause must be made at the signal except when the signal is supplemented by a sign or pavement marking indicating where the stop must be made.
(I.C. 9-4-1-35)  (Prior Code, § 70.12)  (Ord. 7-1950, passed 4-4-1950)  Penalty, see § 70.99
§ 70.18  DEFACEMENT OF DEVICES.
   No person shall without lawful authority attempt to or in fact alter, deface, injure, knock down, or remove any official traffic-control device; any railroad sign or signal; any inscription, shield, or insignia thereon; or any other part thereof. Any person in violation of this section shall make restitution to the town and pay the designated fine set forth in § 70.99.
(Prior Code, § 70.13)  Penalty, see § 70.99
VIOLATION PROCEDURE
§ 70.30  NOTICE OF VIOLATION.
   (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)
§ 70.31  DUTY OF VIOLATOR TO REPORT.
   The owner or operator of a vehicle who has been notified of a violation of any traffic regulation or safety measure according to any of the methods of notification prescribed in § 70.30 of this subchapter shall, within seven business days after notification, present himself or herself, together with the notice, at the office maintained by the Clerk-Treasurer.
(Prior Code, § 70.21)  (Ord. 8-1950, passed - -1950; Ord. 2016-07, passed 8-9-2016)
§ 70.32  GUILTY PLEA;  FINE PAYMENT.
   Whenever any violator presents himself or herself at the office maintained by the Clerk-Treasurer in accordance with the provisions of § 70.31 of this subchapter, may if he or she desires, plead guilty  and  pay the designated fine set forth in § 70.99.
(Prior Code, § 70.22)  (Ord. 8-1950, passed - -1950)
§ 70.33  RECEIPT FOR FINE PAYMENT; RECORDS.
   Upon payment of the fine provided in § 70.99, the Clerk-Treasurer shall issue a receipt to the person paying the fine. It shall be the duty of the Clerk-Treasurer to keep a correct record showing the amounts paid, the date of payment, the number of the state license, the name of the owner, the violation for which the fine was paid, and whether the violation is the first, second, or third offense. It is further made the duty of the Clerk-Treasurer to account for all fines assessed and collected by him and to pay them into the Safety Fund of the town.
(Prior Code, § 70.23)  (Ord. 8-1950, passed - - 1950)
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