(A) When a person is charged with violating any penal ordinance of the town by any peace officer or code enforcement officer thereof, in lieu of arresting such person, such officer may prepare in triplicate a written notice (citation/ticket) directing such person to appear before the Municipal Court of the town. The notice (citation/ticket) shall include the name and address of such person, the offense(s) charged, the date, the time, and location the person shall appear in court and such other matters as the officer deems appropriate. The time specified in said notice to appear must be ten days after the date of issuance, unless the person shall demand an earlier hearing. The place specified in said notice to appear must be the Municipal Court of the town at the regular meeting location and at the regular meeting time. A copy of the citation shall be given to the person, a copy shall be retained and the original provided to the court. Pursuant to Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure, Chapter 45, all proceeding in said court shall be the same as if a warrant for such person’s arrest had been issued and returned executed.
(B) The procedure prescribed herein and in § 33.99 shall not be exclusive of any other method prescribed by the laws of the state for the arrest and prosecution of any person for an offense within the exclusive original jurisdiction of the Municipal Court of the town.
(Ord. 2006-12, passed 5-18-2006)