The following duties are hereby imposed upon the Traffic Bureau in reference to traffic offenses:
(a) It shall accept designated fines, issue receipts and represent in the Mayor's Court such violators as are permitted and desire to plead guilty, waive Court appearance and give power of attorney.
(b) It shall receive and issue receipts for cash bail from persons who must or wish to be heard in Court, enter the time of their appearance on the Court docket and notify the arresting officer and witnesses, if any, to be present.
(c) It shall keep an easily accessible record of all violations of which each person has been guilty during the preceding twelve months, whether the verdict of guilty was established in Court or in the Traffic Bureau.
(d) It shall keep records and submit summarized monthly reports to the Mayor's Court of all notices issued and arrests made for violations of the traffic laws and ordinances of the City and of all fines collected by the Traffic Bureau or the Mayor's Court, and of the final disposition or present status of every case of violation of the provisions of such laws and ordinances. Such records shall be so maintained as to show all types of violations and the totals of each. Such records shall be a public record.
(e) It shall follow such procedure as may be prescribed by this Traffic Code or as may be required by the laws of the State.
(Ord. 1968-73. Passed 12-18-73.)