(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of § 501.99, any person who violates any provision of §§ 527.02 to 527.15 except §§ 527.06 and 527.07, may execute and file with the Clerk of the Municipal Court an instrument waiving the formal issuance of an affidavit or complaint and warrant, together with the reading of such affidavit or complaint and the right to be present personally at the trial of such action, and further waiving the right of appeal in error, and authorizing a plea of guilty to be entered and the defendant submitted to the mercy of the Court.
(b) Upon depositing with such Clerk $25 within seven days of the date of the citation for a first offense or upon depositing $50 within seven days of the date of the citation for a second or subsequent offense within a 12-month period, such person may be fined the aforesaid amounts by the Court. After seven days from the date of the citation or where an affidavit or complaint and warrant have been issued charging a person with violating any provision of §§ 527.02 to 527.15 except §§ 527.06 and 527.07, such person shall be subject to the general code penalty contained in § 501.99.
(Ord. 7257, passed 2-6-1979)