The Town Magistrate shall have the following powers and duties:
(A) Be the presiding officer of the Magistrate Court.
(B) All powers and duties set forth and conferred upon the Magistrate under the provisions of the Arizona State Constitution, the Arizona Revised Statutes, this code, and the ordinances and resolutions of the town.
(C) The keeping of a docket (in written or electronic form) in which shall be entered each action and the proceedings of the court therein.
(D) The responsibility for fixing and receiving civil traffic deposits, all bonds and bails, and receiving all fines, penalties, fees, civil traffic sanctions and other monies as provided by law.
(E) Payment of the town’s portion of all fees, fines, civil traffic sanctions, penalties and other monies collected by the court to the town’s chief fiscal officer.
(F) Submitting a bi-annual report to the Council summarizing court activities.
(G) Preparation of a schedule of traffic violations not involving the death of a person, listing specific bail and civil traffic deposits, for each violation.
(H) Designation of a deputy, other than a law enforcement officer, and a specific location at which the deputy shall, during hours when the court is not open, accept proper bail bonds in lieu thereof, for and on behalf of the court.
(`82 Code, § 5-2-3) (Am. Ord. 205, passed 12-29-83; Am. Ord. 285, passed 12-11-86; Am. Res. 2358, passed 4-3-08; Am. Ord. 732, passed 4-3-08; Am. Res. 2705, passed 3-21-13; Am. Ord. 828, passed 3-21-13)