For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ACT. Public Act 236 of 1961, being M.C.L.A. §§ 600.101 et seq., as amended.
AUTHORIZED CITY OFFICIAL. A police officer, code enforcement personnel or anyone designated by the City Manager, including in appropriate circumstances law enforcement, code enforcement or ordinance enforcement officers of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan upon whom the City Manager has conferred such authority, or other personnel of the city authorized by this code or any ordinance to issue municipal civil infraction citations or municipal civil infraction violation notices. A park attendant shall also be considered to be an AUTHORIZED CITY OFFICIAL with respect to violations of the park ordinance.
BUREAU. The City of Mount Pleasant Municipal Ordinance Violations Bureau, as established by this chapter.
CITATION or MUNICIPAL CIVIL INFRACTION CITATION. A written complaint or notice, in a form approved under applicable state or tribal law for use in the applicable court of competent jurisdiction, prepared by an authorized city official, directing a person to appear in court regarding the occurrence or existence of a municipal civil infraction violation by the person cited.
COURT, COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION or DISTRICT COURT. Generally, the 76th District Court of the State of Michigan, except when otherwise required by the Zoning and Land Use Agreement, the Law Enforcement Agreement, or the Local Regulation Agreement between the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan and the city, entered by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Northern Division, Case No. 05-10296-BC, on December 17, 2010, in which case COURT, COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION or DISTRICT COURT shall mean the appropriate tribal court of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan.
MUNICIPAL CIVIL INFRACTION VIOLATION NOTICE. A written notice prepared by an authorized city official, directing a person to appear at the City Municipal Ordinance Violations Bureau and to pay the fine and costs, if any, prescribed for the violation by the schedule of civil fines adopted by the city, as authorized under M.C.L.A. §§ 600.8396 and 600.8707(6).
(Ord. 763, passed 8-14-95; Am. Ord. 963, passed 3-24-11)