A. City Resident: If a resident of the City is arrested for the violation of any ordinance, traffic or nontraffic, by a law enforcement officer, the officer shall immediately release said person if the person acknowledges receipt of a citation by signing it, unless it reasonably appears to the officer that the person may cause injury to himself or others or damage to property if released, that the person will not appear in response to the citation, or the person is arrested for an offense against a person or property. If said person fails to appear in response to the citation, a warrant shall be issued for his arrest and his appearance shall be compelled.
B. Conditions For Release: Any person arrested by a law enforcement officer for violation of a Municipal traffic ordinance or regulation may be released after:
1. Posting cash bail; or
2. Depositing with the arresting office a guaranteed arrest bond certificate. (1986 Code § 12-20; amd. 2005 Code)
C. Parking Violation; Citation Attached To Vehicle: If the alleged offense be a violation of an ordinance restricting or regulating the parking of vehicles, including any regulations issued under such an ordinance, and the operator be not present, the police officer shall place on the vehicle, at a place reasonably likely to come to the notice of the operator, a citation with such variation as the circumstances require. The operator of the vehicle shall be under the same obligation to respond to the citation as if it had been issued to him personally. (1986 Code § 12-20)