[R.O. 2005 §26-21; CC 1997 §26-21]
There is established in the Police Department a Traffic Division
to be under the control of an officer of Police appointed by and directly
responsible to the Chief of Police.
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State Law Reference—Similar provisions, §300.015,
RSMo.
[R.O. 2005 §26-22; CC 1997 §26-22]
The Traffic Division with such aid as may be rendered by other
members of the Police Department shall enforce the street traffic
regulations of the City and all of the State vehicle laws applicable
to street traffic in the City, to make arrests for traffic violations,
to investigate accidents and to cooperate with the City Traffic Engineer
and other officers of the City in the administration of the traffic
laws and in developing ways and means to improve traffic conditions
and to carry out those duties specially imposed upon the division
by this Chapter and other traffic ordinances of the City.
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State Law Reference—Similar provisions, §300.020,
RSMo.
[R.O. 2005 §26-29; CC 1997 §26-29]
A.
The Police
Department or the Traffic Division thereof shall keep a record of
all violations of this Code or other traffic ordinances of the City
or of the State vehicle laws of which any person has been charged,
together with a record of the final disposition of all such alleged
offenses. Such record shall be so maintained as to show all types
of violations and the total of each. Such record shall accumulate
during at least a five (5) year period and from that time on, the
record shall be maintained complete for at least the most recent five
(5) year period.
B.
All forms
for records of violations and notices of violations shall be serially
numbered. For each month and year, a written record shall be kept
available to the public showing the disposal of all such forms.
C.
All such
records and reports shall be public records.
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State Law Reference—Similar provisions, §300.025,
RSMo.
[R.O. 2005 §26-30; CC 1997 §26-30]
It shall be the duty of the Traffic Division, assisted by other
Police Officers of the department, to investigate traffic accidents,
to cite, arrest and to assist in the prosecution of those persons
charged with violations of law causing or contributing to such accidents.
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State Law Reference—Similar provisions, §300.030,
RSMo.
[R.O. 2005 §26-31; CC 1997 §26-31]
Whenever the accidents at any particular location become numerous,
the Traffic Division shall cooperate with the City Traffic Engineer
in conducting studies of such accidents and determining remedial measures.
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State Law Reference—Similar provisions, §300.035,
RSMo.
[R.O. 2005 §26-34; CC 1997 §26-34]
A.
The Traffic
Division shall annually prepare a traffic report. Such report shall
contain information on traffic matters in the City as follows:
1.
The
number of traffic accidents, the number of persons killed, the number
of persons injured and other pertinent traffic accident data;
2.
The
number of traffic accidents investigated and other pertinent data
on the safety activities of the Police;
3.
The
plans and recommendations of the Division for future traffic safety
activities.
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State Law Reference—Similar provisions, §300.050,
RSMo.
[R.O. 2005 §26-23; CC 1997 §26-23]
A.
The office
of City Traffic Engineer is established. The City Engineer or other
designated City Official shall serve as City Traffic Engineer in addition
to his/her other functions and shall exercise the powers and duties
with respect to traffic as provided in this Chapter.
B.
The City
Traffic Engineer shall determine the installation and proper timing
and maintenance of traffic control devices, conduct engineering analyses
of traffic accidents and devise remedial measures, conduct engineering
investigations of traffic conditions, plan the operation of traffic
on the streets and highways of the City and cooperate with other City
Officials in the development of ways and means to improve traffic
conditions and carry out the additional powers and duties imposed
by this Code or other ordinances of the City.
[R.O. 2005 §26-35; CC 1997 §26-35]
A.
The Chief
of Police by and with the approval of the City Traffic Engineer is
hereby empowered to make regulations necessary to make effective the
provisions of this Code or other traffic ordinances of the City and
to make and enforce temporary or experimental regulations to cover
emergencies or special conditions. No such temporary or experimental
regulation shall remain in effect for more than ninety (90) days.
B.
The City
Traffic Engineer may test traffic control devices under actual conditions
of traffic.
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State Law Reference—Similar provisions, §300.065,
RSMo.
