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Editor's Note: Ord. No. 14-14, adopted 4-28-2014, amended
these provisions in their entirety as set forth in this Article. R.O.
2013 §§ 370.010 to 370.080 previously derived from
Ord. Nos. 78-43, 88-14, 91-32 and 97-50.
[R.O. 2013 § 370.010; Ord. No.
14-14 § 1, 4-28-2014]
There is established a Violations Bureau by order of the court.
The Municipal Judge shall designate a Violations Clerk. The Violations
Clerk shall perform the duties designated by the court, including
accepting appearance, waiver of trial, plea of guilty, and payment
of fines and costs for the designated violations, entering the plea
on the record, and transmitting the violation record as required by
law, subject to the limitations hereinafter prescribed. The City shall
pay all necessary and reasonable expenses incident to the operation
of the Violations Bureau.
[R.O. 2013 § 370.020; Ord. No.
14-14 § 1, 4-28-2014]
A.
The
violations within the authority of the bureau shall be designated
by order of the Municipal Judge. Such designated violations may be
amended from time to time but shall in no event include the following:
1.
Any violation resulting in personal injury or property damage;
2.
Operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated or under the influence
of intoxicants or drugs;
3.
Operating a vehicle with a counterfeited, altered, suspended or revoked
license;
4.
Fleeing or attempting to elude an officer; and
5.
Any other violation excluded by law.
[R.O. 2013 § 370.030; Ord. No.
14-14 § 1, 4-28-2014]
Fines and costs shall be paid to, receipted by and accounted
for by the Violations Clerk in accordance with this Chapter and Missouri
Rules of Procedure 37.49.
[R.O. 2013 § 370.040; Ord. No.
14-14 § 1, 4-28-2014]
Within the time fixed by the Municipal Judge and subject to
the Municipal Judge's order, any person charged with an animal control,
housing or traffic violation, except violations requiring court appearance,
may deliver by mail, automatic teller machine, or as otherwise directed
the specified amount of the fine and costs to the bureau. This delivery
constitutes a guilty plea and waiver of trial.
[R.O. 2013 § 370.080; Ord. No.
14-14 § 1, 4-28-2014]
The Municipal Judge, by order prominently posted at the place
where the fines are to be paid, shall specify by schedule the amount
of fines and costs to be imposed for each violation payable to the
Violations Clerk.
