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If any person is arrested for the violation of any ordinance of the city and such person is not immediately taken before a magistrate as prescribed in the Cal. Penal Code, the arresting officer shall prepare in duplicate a written notice to appear in court, upon such form as the city attorney shall approve, containing the name and address of such person, the offense charged including the section of the city ordinance charged to have been violated, and the time and place where and when such person shall appear in court.
(`64 Code, Sec. 1-16) (Ord. No. 587)
The time specified in the notice to appear referred to in section 1-29 must be at least five days after the arrest.
(`64 Code, Sec. 1-17) (Ord. No. 587)
The place specified in the notice to appear mentioned in section 1-29 shall be before a judge of the Ventura County Superior Court.
(`64 Code, Sec. 1-18) (Ord. No. 587, 2063)
The officer shall deliver one copy of the notice to appear referred to in section 1-29 to the arrested person, and the arrested person in order to secure release must give his/her written promise so to appear in court by signing the duplicate notice which shall be retained by the officer. Thereupon the arresting officer shall forthwith release the person arrested from custody.
(`64 Code, Sec. 1-19) (Ord. No. 587)
(A) Pursuant to sections 1-27 to 1-30, the officer shall, as soon as practicable, file the duplicate notice with the magistrate specified therein. Thereupon the magistrate shall fix the amount of bail, which in accordance with the provisions of Cal. Penal Code, Section 1275, will be reasonable and sufficient for the appearance of the defendant and shall endorse upon the notice a statement signed by the magistrate in the form set forth in Cal. Penal Code, Section 815a.
(B) The defendant may, prior to the date upon which the defendant promised to appear in court, deposit with the magistrate the amount of bail thus set. Thereafter, at the time when the case is called for arraignment before the magistrate, if the defendant does not appear, either in person or by legal counsel, the magistrate may declare the bail forfeited, and may order that no further proceedings shall be had in such case.
(C) Upon the making of such order that no further proceedings be had, all sums deposited as bail shall forthwith be paid into the county treasury for distribution pursuant to Cal. Penal Code, Section 1463.
(`64 Code, Sec. 1-20) (Ord. No. 587)
No warrant shall be issued on any charge for the arrest of a person who has given written promise to appear in court, unless and until such person has violated such promise or has failed to deposit bail, to appear for arraignment, trial or judgment, or to comply with the terms and provisions of the judgment, as required by law.
(`64 Code, Sec. 1-21) (Ord. No. 587)
When a person signs a written promise to appear at the time and place specified in the written promise to appear and has not posted bail as provided in Cal. Penal Code, Section 853.1, the magistrate shall issue and have delivered for execution a warrant for the person's arrest within 20 days after the failure to appear as promised, or if such person promises to appear before an officer authorized to accept bail other than a magistrate and fails to do so on or before the date which the person promises to appear, then, within 20 days after the delivery of such written promise to appear by the officer to a magistrate having jurisdiction over the offense.
(`64 Code, Sec. 1-23) (Ord. No. 587)
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