§ 9-37 DUTIES OF DESK OFFICER.

   The desk officer at the police station shall have the following duties:

   (A)   Accept designated penalties, issue receipts for them, and perform such other duties as are imposed on him by this article and assigned to him by the Chief of Police.

   (B)   If a person responsible for an infraction of any provision of this chapter regulating the stopping or parking of a vehicle fails to appear in response to a notice affixed to the vehicle involved within a period of 24 hours after the affixing of such notice, the desk officer shall send to the registered owner of such vehicle a notice informing the owner of the violation and warning such person that he will be held responsible for the appearance of the violator and that if such notice is disregarded for a period of five days, a citation will be issued for such violation.

   (C)   If any person fails to comply with a notice issued as provided in the preceding subsection, the desk officer shall cause such infraction to be enforced and disposed of as provided by G.S. Chapter 15A, Article 66.

(1989 Code, § 9-37) (Ord. passed 2-24-87)

§ 9-38 TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS DOCKET TO BE KEPT BY POLICE DEPARTMENT.

   The Police Department shall establish and keep a traffic violations docket which shall contain the following language: “I hereby waive issuance of the summons. I hereby deposit the amount of the penalty and do this voluntarily for my own convenience.” In addition, there shall be a place for the signature of the person charged. Opposite the place provided for such signature and on a line with it shall appear sufficient data to identify the person charged and show the date of the charge, the waiver number, citation number, name and address of the person charged, the officer making the charge, a description of the charge, the number of the receipt issued to the person charged and the amount of the civil penalty paid.

(1989 Code, § 9-38)

§ 9-39 PAYMENT OF PENALTY.

   When a person charged with the violation of any of the provisions of this chapter appears before the desk officer on duty at the police station in response to a traffic citation, such officer is authorized, if such person desires to do so, to allow him to sign the docket provided for in this article and pay the civil penalty affixed. Upon such payment the desk officer shall give to such person a receipt for the money paid, showing the violation for which it was paid.

(1989 Code, § 9-39)

ARTICLE III: OPERATION OF VEHICLES

Section

   9-56   U turns

   9-57   Left turns

   9-58   Stop intersections

   9-59   Stop signs and yield right-of-way signs

   9-60   Blocking intersections

   9-61   Driving through funeral processions

   9-62   Backing vehicles

   9-63   Emerging from alley or driveway

   9-64   Driving on sidewalks

   9-65   Moving vehicle from parked position

   9-66   Driving within fire lanes

   9-67   One-way streets

   9-68   Dual-wheel vehicles

§ 9-56 U TURNS.

   No driver shall turn any vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite direction where a traffic signal is displayed or in the business district, except at street intersections in the streets or portions of streets designated on the official traffic map.

(1989 Code, § 9-56)

§ 9-57 LEFT TURNS.

   It shall be an infraction for the driver of any vehicle to make a left turn on those streets so indicated on the official traffic map which is on file in the City Clerk’s office.

(1989 Code, § 9-23) (Ord. passed 2-24-87) Penalty, see §§ 9-2, 9-18