A person charged with violation of a traffic ordinance shall be given a notice to appear before the Circuit Court Magistrate or the County Clerk of Courts at the time stated in such notice, which shall be written within seven days from the time of the offense; and that in event of failure to do so, a warrant will be issued for his or her arrest. The notice shall state the name and address of the offender, if known; the license number and make of the vehicle involved in the violation; the nature, date, and location of the offense; and the time and place where the offender is to appear to answer to the charges. The notice shall be made in duplicate and the portion of the original stating the offense and the place and time to appear shall be given to the owner or driver charged with the offense or left in or upon the vehicle involved in the violation.
(Prior Code, § 12-7-20)