A. Service Of Notice To Appear: Whenever it is determined by any police officer or other duly authorized officer that any person has violated any provisions of this chapter, the said officer shall provide in quadruplicate and serve upon such person a written citation containing a notice to appear in a designated court of competent jurisdiction within the city. This citation shall contain the name and address of the person charged, the offense charged, the time and place when and where the offense charged occurred, and the time when the person charged shall appear in said court, and such other pertinent information as may be necessary; and such person shall appear in said court within five (5) days after such citation is issued and served. The issuance of a citation shall not be the exclusive method of summoning offenders hereunder. (1980 Code § 4.6.48)
B. Failure To Appear: It shall be unlawful for any person to fail or neglect to appear in response to and as required by the citation regardless of the disposition of the charge upon which such citation was originally issued. Appearance in court shall be deemed complied with upon appearance by the person cited or his attorney. (1980 Code § 4.6.49)