(A) The Safety-Service Director is hereby authorized and directed to supply police officers with citation tags, for the purpose of giving notice topersons who violate any provision of this traffic code or of other laws or ordinances affecting the use of highways. Such notice may be given by delivering such tag to the violator or by affixing it to the vehicle by means of which the violation occurred. Such citation tag shall direct the violator to appear in the Mayor's Court of the city on a certain date or to present such tag at a designated place in the City Hall at or before a date and hour specified thereon. Nothing in this division shall be construed to abridge the power of a police officer to arrest any violator and take him into custody.
(B) The person shall appear on the date stated in the notice unless, prior thereto, such person signs a written plea of guilty in the office of the Police Department and pays the fine established for the particular traffic violation on such plea of guilty. All other traffic citation notice shall be registered at the Department for appearance in the Mayor's Court by the party charged.
(C) The Department shall retain duplicate copies of all traffic citation notices issued and have the same available in the Department, for perusal by Council, along with a record of fines paid on written pleas of guilty and a record of all other traffic citation notices registered for appearance of the parties charged in Court.
(D) The Mayor is hereby authorized to destroy all nonaccident citations, provided that traffic citations and parking meter citations have been posted, fully disposed of in the Mayor's Court or paid and processed and determined to be closed by reason of prior examination by the State Auditor.
(Ord. 919-1954, passed 4-21-54; Am. Ord. 61-8, passed 2-6-61)