The Chief of the Police Department is authorized and directed to supply police officers with tags or tickets for warning citations in addition to the tags or tickets used for traffic violation citations.
Warning citations may be issued only for the following offenses and in the following circumstances:
(a) Minor speeding violations.
(b) Disobedience of traffic signs or signals within a ten-day period immediately after the installation thereof, where such disobedience is unintentional.
(c) Defective vehicle violations which defects do not pose an immediate grave danger to safety. Such a warning citation shall order the repair of the defects within five days or less, after which period the violator will be subject to arrest.
(d) Expired operator's license, expired registration plates, and expired inspection sticker violations occurring within thirty days of such expiration.
Provided, however, that no more than two warning citations shall be issued to an individual within a ninety-day period, and in no event shall more than one warning for the same offense be issued to an individual within a ninety-day period. Provided further that no warning citations shall be allowable where multiple violations occur during the same transaction or occurrence.
The Chief of Police shall have the authority to establish the procedure, for the form, issuance, filing and checking of warning citations, and to change the same from time to time.
(1-14-80)