(A) In discharging their duties under this chapter, members of the Police Department are hereby empowered to issue citations to any person if there is reasonable cause to believe that the person has violated any of the provisions of this chapter. Citations so issued may be delivered in person to the violator by member of the Police Department or they may be mailed to the person so charged, if he or she cannot be readily found. Any notice or citations so delivered or mailed shall direct the alleged violator to appear at the town hall of the town on or before a specific day and hour named in the notice; and the period so specified shall be not less than 96 hours after its delivery to the violator.
(B) The Chief of Police shall cause all notice forms to be serially numbered in triplicate and shall cause the records with respect to the notice forms and the disposition of the same to be maintained that all forms shall be capable of being accounted for. The Chief of Police or his or her representative shall periodically investigate the records of the Department for the purpose of determining the disposition of the notice forms and shall report the result of such investigation to the Town Administrator. For the purpose of making this investigation, the Town Administrator shall have access to the necessary records of the Department.
(C) If an alleged violator of any section of this chapter does not appear in response to the notice described in division (A) above or before the day and hour named in said notice, the Police Department shall send to such violator a notice informing the violator of the violation and warning the violator that he will be held responsible to appear in answer to said notice and that in the event that such notice is disregarded for a period of four days (96 hours) from the date of mailing of this second notice, a complaint will be filed and a warrant of arrest issued.
(D) If a violator does not appear in response to the above described notices and citation, the Police Department shall forthwith have a complaint entered against such person and secure and issue a warrant for his or her arrest.
(Ord. passed 7-25-2000)