A. Citation Issuance:
1. If a police officer observes facts which he believes constitute a violation of the traffic ordinances of the city, committed by a resident thereof, in lieu of arresting such person, he may take his name, address, operator's license number, the registered license number of the motor vehicle involved, and any other pertinent and necessary information, and may issue to him, in writing in form prescribed by the mayor or his duly designated delegate, a traffic citation embracing the above information; and, further, stating the traffic violation alleged to have occurred, and notifying him to answer to the charge against him in the court at a time, not later than fifteen (15) days thereafter, specified in the citation.
2. The officer, upon receiving the written promise of the alleged violator, endorsed on the citation, to answer as specified, shall release said person from custody.
3. If the person to whom a citation is issued fails to answer as prescribed in the citation, a complaint shall be filed and the case shall be prosecuted as otherwise provided in this chapter.
B. Custody, Bail, Release:
1. If the alleged traffic violation is committed by a nonresident of the city, the police officer may, in his discretion, take him into custody under arrest. The arrested person either: a) shall be taken immediately before the judge for further proceedings according to law; or b) shall have bail fixed for his release in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and 47 Oklahoma Statutes.
2. Upon providing the bail as fixed, and upon giving his written promise to appear upon a day certain, as provided in subsection A of this section, he shall be released from custody.
C. Parking Violations: If the alleged offense be a violation of an ordinance restricting or regulating the parking of vehicles, including any regulations issued under such an ordinance, and the operator be not present, the police officer shall place on the vehicle, at a place reasonably likely to come to the notice of the operator, a citation conforming substantially to that prescribed in subsection A of this section, with such variation as the circumstances require. The operator of the vehicle shall be under the same obligation to respond to the citation as if it had been issued to him personally under subsection A of this section. (2013 Code)