(A) Any person who has violated any provision of this traffic code may be arrested and brought before the Municipal Court of the city, or given notice to appear and answer to a violation of any provision of this traffic code before the Municipal Court at a time specified in the notice. Before the time specified in such notice, the person so summoned may appear before the Municipal Court Clerk or other municipal officer designated by the Municipal Judge and make answer to the violation set forth in such notice, and pay the fine fixed by the Municipal Judge for such offense to the Clerk or other officer so designated. Acceptance of the prescribed fine by the Clerk or other officer shall be complete satisfaction for the violation, and the Clerk or other officer shall give the violator a receipt to that effect, and pay the fine into the Municipal Court; provided, that any person so summoned to appear before the Municipal Court to answer a violation of any of the provisions of this traffic code may deposit with the Clerk of the Municipal Court, cash or other bond, in amount equal to the fine fixed by the Municipal Judge for such violation conditioned for his or her appearance to answer such charge in court at the time specified by the Clerk or other officer taking the bond. In case any person posting a bond for his or her appearance shall fail to appear at the time specified, such bond shall be forfeited by the Court, and in case such bond posted in cost, it shall be taken by the Municipal Court as satisfaction for the violation.
(B) Notwithstanding the provisions of division (A) above, any person given notice to appear and answer to a charge of failure to stop in event of an accident, reckless driving or speeding, must in fact appear in the Municipal Court and answer to such charge, and forfeiture of any bond given by him or her shall not be taken as satisfaction for the alleged violation.
(Prior Code, § 307.02)