[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Mamaroneck 7-12-1993 as L.L. No. 5-1993, effective 7-19-1993. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 326.
The Village Justice Court in the Village of Mamaroneck is hereby authorized,
pursuant to Article 14-B of the General Municipal Law, to establish a Traffic
Violations Bureau to assist the Court in the disposition of offenses in relation
to traffic violations. Such Bureau shall be in charge of such person or persons
and shall be open at such hours as the Court may designate.
The Traffic Violations Bureau is hereby authorized to dispose of violations
of traffic laws, rules and regulations when such offenses shall not constitute
the traffic infraction known as "speeding" (third offense within an eighteen-month
period) or an unclassified misdemeanor or a misdemeanor or a felony by permitting
a person charged with an offense within the limitations herein stated to answer
within a specified time at the Traffic Violations Bureau, either in person
or by written power of attorney, in the form hereinafter prescribed in this
chapter by paying a prescribed fine and, in writing, waiving a hearing in
court, pleading guilty to the charge and authorizing the person in charge
of the Bureau to make such a plea and pay such a fine in court. Acceptance
of the prescribed fine and power of attorney by the Bureau shall be deemed
complete satisfaction for the violation, and the violator shall be given a
receipt which states the same. If a person charged with a traffic violation
does not answer as hereinbefore prescribed within sixty (60) days from the
date of violation, the Traffic Violations Bureau shall cause a complaint to
be entered against such person forthwith and a warrant to be issued for his
or her arrest and appearance before the Court. The Traffic Violations Bureau
is not authorized to deprive a person of his or her right to counsel or to
prevent him or her from exercising his or her right to appear in Court to
answer, to explain or to defend any charge of a violation of any traffic law,
ordinance, rule or regulation.
The Court shall designate the fines to be paid for offenses which may
be satisfied at the Bureau as hereinbefore stated, provided that such fines
are within the limits established as penalties for such offenses.
The Traffic Violations Bureau as herein authorized shall keep a record
of all violations of which each person has been guilty, whether such guilt
was established in Court or in the Bureau, and also a record of all fines
collected and the disposition thereof. It shall also perform such other or
additional duties and keep such other or additional records as shall be prescribed
by the court and/or the Board of Trustees.
Written power of attorney shall be in substantially the following form
or in such form as to carry out the provisions and intent of this chapter:
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Plea of Guilty
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I, (_), resident at ______________________, have been charged with the
violation as specified on the reverse of this application. I acknowledge receipt
of the warning printed in red on the reverse of the application, and I waive
arraignment in open court and the aid of counsel. I plead guilty to the offense
as charged and elect and request that this charge be disposed of and a fine
or penalty fixed by the court. During the last eighteen (18) months, I have
been convicted of the additional violations noted below.
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Date ________________ Signed __________________________
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If any part or parts of this chapter are for any reason held invalid,
such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
chapter.
