The form, of citation and summons used for an ordinance violation shall be in accordance with this section, as appropriate to the nature of the violation.
(A) Traffic offenses: in all cases where a citation is issued and served for the violation of an ordinance constituting a moving traffic offense or a nonmoving traffic offense required by law or regulation to be reported to the State Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, the form of complaint and summons prescribed by I.C. 9-4-7-4(b) shall be used for the purpose of issuing the citation; provided, however, that the enforcement officer shall clearly indicate in the space provided on such form that the violation charged is a violation of a town ordinance and not of state law, and provided further that in that section of said form dealing with “Court Action and Other Orders” and in that subsection thereof concerning the finding of the court, the enforcement officer shall delete the word “state” and substitute the word “town” so that the form shall read “Judgment for the Town” rather than “Judgment for the State”, in the event that the form has not been already so modified and preprinted.
(B) In all other cases where a citation is issued and served for violation of an enforcement provision of this code, and in accordance with I.C. 34-4-32-1(e), the form of complaint and summons prescribed by I.C. 9-4-7-4(b) may be used for the purpose of issuing the citation, subject to the same stipulations and modifications as when the form is used for a traffic offense as described above; however, if the traffic citation form is not deemed suitable and convenient for use with respect to any other enforcement provision, the chief officer of the department or other agency responsible for enforcement may prescribe an alternative form of complaint and summons to be used for issuing the citation; provided that any such alternative’ form of complaint and summons shall consist of at least four copies as required for the administration of § 31.11, and that such form shall be examined and approved by the Town Attorney who shall ascertain that it is of proper legal form and satisfies all necessities for judicial processing in accordance with the rules and regulations of the court for the filing of ordinance violation complaints, and that it meets all administrative requirements as stipulated in this chapter or in the particular enforcement provision to which it pertains.
(1984 Code, § 1-3-10)