A. Every police officer upon issuing a traffic citation to an alleged violator of any provision of the motor vehicle laws of this state or of any traffic ordinance of this city shall deposit the original and a duplicate copy of the citation with the traffic court of the city and a duplicate copy to the central records section of the police department.
B. Upon the filing of such original citation in the traffic court of the city as aforesaid, the citation may be disposed of only by trial in the court or by other official action by the city prosecutor or by a judge of the court, including forfeiture of bail or by payment of a fine to the traffic violations bureau of the court.
C. The chief of police shall also maintain or cause to be maintained a record of all warrants issued by the traffic court of this city or by any other court on said traffic violation charges and which are delivered to the police department for service, and of the final disposition of all such warrants.
D. It is unlawful and official misconduct for any member of the police department or other officer or public employee to dispose of, alter or deface a traffic citation or any copy thereof, or the record of the issuance or disposition of any traffic citation, complaint or warrant in a manner other than as required in this section. (1990 Code § 10.28.100; amd. 2003 Code)