(A) (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any of the provisions of this chapter and the Model Traffic Code as adopted herein. Except as set forth in § 70.07, violations of the Model Traffic Code are hereby deemed non-criminal traffic infractions.
(2) A traffic infraction shall be a civil matter for which punishment by imprisonment shall not be available, for which a penalty assessment notice may be issued and for which is punishable by a maximum fine of $500.
(B) For any violation of any provision of this chapter and the Model Traffic Code as adopted hereby which is a traffic infraction, no trial by jury shall be available, no arrest warrant shall issue for failure to appear or to pay, no privilege of self-incrimination shall apply, the standard of proof shall be a preponderance of the evidence and the conduct of all proceedings applicable to such a violation shall otherwise be in conformity with those generally applicable to civil matters.
(C) The Municipal Court shall, in addition to any other notice, by published order to be prominently posted in a place where fines are to be paid, specify by suitable schedules the amount of fines to be imposed for violations, designating each violation specifically in the schedules. Such fines will be within the limits set by ordinance.
(D) For any violation of any provision of this chapter and the Model Traffic Code as adopted herein which is a traffic infraction, the Municipal Court may enter a judgment of liability by default against the defendant for failure to appear or to pay, and may assess such penalties, together with such court costs and surcharges, as are established by law.
(Ord. 06-2021, passed 3-24-2021)