(A) Any person charged with a traffic offense for which payment of a fine may be made to the Cafeteria Court shall have the option of paying the fine in full within the time specified in the notice of arrest at the Cafeteria Court upon entering a plea of guilty and upon waiving appearance in Court; or the person may have the option of depositing the required lawful bail, if required by law, and upon a plea of not guilty shall be entitled to a trial before the Court as authorized by law. If there is a trial before the Court and the person is found guilty, he or she shall be subject to the penalty provided in this chapter.
(B) The payment of a fine to the Cafeteria Court shall be deemed an acknowledgment of conviction of the alleged offense and the Cafeteria Court, upon accepting the prescribed fine, shall issue a receipt to the violator acknowledging payment.
(Prior Code, § 70.119)