Every person charged with violating a municipal ordinance shall be entitled to an immediate trial and disposition of his or her case, provided the Police Court is in session or the Police Judge is reasonably available. However, the provisions of this section shall not apply when the alleged offender, by reason of drunkenness or other incapacity, is not in a proper condition or is not able to appear before the Court.
(1986 Code, § 171.12)