(A) (1) The municipal police upon issuing a copy of the traffic citation to an alleged violator for a moving violation shall deposit the original traffic citation with the Municipal Attorney, who shall take, at his or her discretion, appropriate action, unless the citation is just a warning.
(2) Upon action brought by the Municipal Attorney in the appropriate court, the citation may be disposed of only by trial in said court, or other official action by the judge of the court, including a forfeiture of bail, or by the deposit of sufficient bail with, or payment of a fine to the court by the person to whom such traffic citation has been issued.
(B) It shall be unlawful for the municipal police to dispose of a traffic citation, or copies thereof, or of the record of the issuance of the same in a manner other than as required herein.
(C) The Municipal Clerk shall require the return of all copies of every traffic citation which has been spoiled, or upon which any entry has been made, and not issued to an alleged violator.
Penalty, see § 5-901