(A) Every police officer upon issuing a traffic citation to an alleged violator of any provision of this traffic ordinance, shall deposit the original and a duplicate copy of the citation to an immediate superior officer who shall cause the original to be delivered to the Municipal Court of the city and the duplicate copy to the central records section of Police Department. The second duplicate copy of the citation shall be retained in the traffic citation book and shall be delivered by such superior officer to the City Clerk together with such book when all traffic citations therein have been issued.
(B) Upon the filing of such original citation in the Municipal Court of this city the citation may be disposed of by the City Attorney, by trial in the court, or by other official action by a Judge of the court, including the settlement of bail or the payment of a fine, or may be dismissed by the Judge, if in his or her opinion, the actions complained of do not constitute a violation of traffic ordinances.
(C) The Chief of Police shall require the return to him or her of each traffic citation and all copies thereof except that copy required to be retained in the book as provided herein, which has been spoiled or upon which an entry has been made, and has not been issued to an alleged violator.
(D) The Chief of Police shall also maintain or cause to be maintained in connection with every traffic citation issued by a member of the Police Department, a record of the disposition of the charge by the Municipal Court of the city.
(E) The Chief of Police shall also maintain or cause to be maintained a record of all warrants issued by the Municipal Court of the city, all the traffic fines which are delivered to the Police Department for service and of the final disposition of the warrant.
(F) It is unlawful and official misconduct for any member of the Police Department or other officer of public employ to dispose of, alter, or deface any traffic citation or any copy thereof or the record of issuance of any traffic citation, complaint or warrant in any manner other than is required in this section.
(Prior Code, § 15-223)
(G) In the event the form of citation provided herein includes information and is sworn to, then such citation, when filed with the Municipal Court, shall be deemed to be a lawful complaint for the purpose of prosecution under this subchapter.
(Prior Code, § 15-224)