A. Issuance Of Citation:
1. Police officers are hereby authorized to give notice to persons violating provisions of this title by delivering citation tags to violators or, in cases where vehicles without drivers are parked or stopped in violation of this title, by affixing such tags to the vehicles by means of which the violation occurred.
2. Such citation tags shall indicate briefly the charge, shall bear the registration number of the vehicle and shall direct the violator to present the tag at the police station or other designated place within five (5) days, or such other reasonable time as may be specified thereon.
3. Nothing in this section shall abridge the power to arrest any violator, to take him into custody, or to file a complaint against him at any time. (1985 Code § 18-7)
B. Numbering And Use Of Tags: Police officers shall use serially numbered citation tags furnished by the city clerk. (1985 Code § 18-7; amd. 2004 Code)
C. Failure To Appear; Filing Of Complaint: If a violator of any provision of this title who has been given a citation tag as provided in this section fails to appear in accordance with the instructions of such tag, the chief of police or his authorized agent shall send a letter or other written notice to the owner of the vehicle involved, informing him of the violation, warning him to appear and directing that, in the event such letter or notice is disregarded for a period of five (5) days, a complaint will be filed and a warrant of arrest issued; provided, that nothing in this section shall abridge the power to file a complaint against him prior to the expiration of such time.
D. Issuance Of Arrest Warrant: In the event any person fails to comply with a citation tag given to such person, or attached to a vehicle, the chief of police shall have a complaint entered against such person before the municipal judge, and said judge shall issue a warrant for his arrest. (1985 Code § 18-7)