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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
(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)
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)
(Prior Code, § 70.22) (Ord. 8-1950, passed - -1950)
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)
When a violator of traffic regulations or safety measures is notified according to the provisions of this subchapter and fails to report according to the provisions of this subchapter, a warrant shall be issued for the arrest of the violator and if he or she is located, he or she will be prosecuted in court.
(Prior Code, § 70.24) (Ord. 8-1950, passed - -1950)
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