Any person charged with a violation of any provision of this chapter for which payment of a prescribed fine may be made, may pay one half of the fine specified in the relevant section of this chapter, in the manner prescribed on the issued traffic ticket, if the violation is the first offense within a 12-month period. Any person charged with a violation of any provision of this chapter for which payment of a prescribed fine may be made, may pay the fine specified in the relevant section of this chapter, in the manner prescribed on the issued traffic ticket, if the violation is the second offense within a 12-month period. Such payment shall be deemed a plea of guilty, waiver of court appearance and acknowledgment of conviction of the alleged offense and may be accepted in full satisfaction of the prescribed penalty for such alleged violation. Payment of the prescribed fine need not be accepted when laws prescribe that a certain number of such offenses shall require court appearance.
(`80 Code, § 452.19) (Ord. 2416, passed 5-20-02)