(a) A person who has received a notice of traffic violation from the police shall at or within the time specified in the notice not less than five days after the time of the offense appear before the court or the clerk of courts to answer to the charges set forth therein according to the procedure of that court.
(b) For those offenses listed as part of the fine and bond schedule issued by the presiding circuit court judge, a police officer may provide the opportunity for the person charged to appear at or mail to the office of the clerk of courts and upon making the deposit for fine as authorized by the court and a statement authorizing the clerk of the court to enter his or her plea of guilty to the offense, he or she shall not be required to appear in court.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 13.203; 1992 Code, § 40-40)