(A) An Ordinance Violations Bureau shall be established to assist with the clerical work for ordinance violation cases issued by the town for violations of Title VII and Chapters 91 and 93 of the town code. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to violations of titles or chapters of the town code other than specifically provided herein.
(B) Said Bureau shall be established within the Clerk-Treasurer’s office and shall be maintained and operated by the Clerk-Treasurer’s office under the supervision of the Clerk-Treasurer.
(Ord. 2010-3, passed 12-27-2010)
(B) The Ordinance Violations Bureau shall accept designated fines and issue receipts for payments of citations issued under these titles between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Clerk-Treasurer’s office located in the town hall.
(C) The Ordinance Violations Bureau shall keep records and submit summarized quarterly reports to the Town Council of all notices issued and citations issued for violations of ordinances in the town, of all fines collected by the Ordinance Violations Bureau, and of the final disposition of each case. These records shall also be maintained as to show all types of violations and the totals of each. These records shall be public records.
(D) The Ordinance Violations Bureau shall keep an easily accessible record of all violations for which any person has been convicted during the preceding 12 months, whether guilt was determined by admission through the Bureau or in the appropriate court.
(Ord. 2010-3, passed 12-27-2010)
Any law enforcement officer who issues an ordinance citation for violation of Title VII and Chapters 91 and 93 of the town code shall serve a copy of the citation upon the person alleged to have violated the town code and serve another copy of the citation on the Ordinance Violations Bureau. The law enforcement officer shall also serve upon the person alleged to have violated the town code under the above mentioned provisions a notice and waiver form setting forth the amount of the fine, the deadline for payment of the fine, the procedure for admitting the violation and paying the fine, and the procedure for denying the violation.
(Ord. 2010-3, passed 12-27-2010)
Any person served with a citation shall have the option of paying the fine within the time specified in the notice and waiver form to the Ordinance Violations Bureau upon entering an admission to the violation and upon waiving appearance in court. If the person who is issued a citation wishes to admit the allegation and pay the appropriate fine, said person shall either mail or personally deliver the notice and waiver form along with a money order in the amount of the appropriate fine payable to the “Town of Oolitic” to the Clerk-Treasurer’s office. The payment of a fine to the Bureau shall be deemed an acknowledgment of conviction of the alleged offense, and the Bureau shall give a receipt for the fine acknowledging payment thereof.
(Ord. 2010-3, passed 12-27-2010)
If the person who is issued a violation citation wishes to deny the violation, or fails to pay the violation within 30 days of the date of the violation, the citation shall be dismissed from the Ordinance Violations Bureau and shall be re-filed with the County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office or the Town Attorney for filing as a separate cause of action in the appropriate court.
(Ord. 2010-3, passed 12-27-2010)
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