(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 any provision of this Traffic Code or other traffic ordinance of this City shall deposit the original or a copy of the citation with the Police Court.
(b) Upon the filing of such original or copy of such citation in the Police Court, such citation may be disposed of only by trial in such Court or by other official action by a judge of such Court, including forfeiture of bail or by payment of a fine.
(c) The Chief of Police shall also maintain or cause to be maintained in connection with every traffic citation issued by a member of the Police Department a record of the disposition of the charge by the Police Court.
(d) The Chief of Police shall also maintain or cause to be maintained a record of all warrants issued by the Police Court or by any other court on such traffic violation charges and which are delivered to the Police Department for service, and of the final disposition of such warrants.
(e) The Chief of Police shall require the return to him of a copy of every traffic citation issued by an officer under his supervision to an alleged violator of any provision of this Traffic Code or other traffic ordinance of the City or traffic law of the State and of all copies of every traffic citation which has been spoiled or upon which any entry has been made and not issued to an alleged violator.
(f) It shall be 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.
(1965 Code §13-101)