[Ord. No. 2.400 § 3, 11-2-1981]
The Municipal Court shall establish a Traffic Violations Bureau
to assist the Court with the clerical work of traffic cases. The Bureau
shall be in charge of such person or persons and shall be open at
such hours as the Municipal Judge may designate. The Judge of the
Municipal Court who hears traffic cases shall designate the specified
offenses under this law or under the traffic ordinances of the City
and State traffic laws in accordance with Supreme Court Rule 37.49
in respect to which payments of fines may be accepted by the Traffic
Violations Bureau in satisfaction thereof, and shall specify suitable
schedules of the amount of such fines for first, second, and subsequent
offenses, provided such fines are within the limits declared by law
or ordinances, and shall further specify what number of such offenses
shall require appearance before the Court.
[Ord. No. 2.400 §§ 1
— 2, 11-2-1981]
A. Any person charged with an offense for which payment of a fine may
be made to the Traffic Violations Bureau shall have the option of
paying such fine within the time specified in the notice of arrest
at the Traffic Violations Bureau upon entering a plea of guilty and
upon waiving appearance in court; or may have the option of depositing
required lawful bail, and upon a plea of not guilty shall be entitled
to a trial as authorized by law.
B. The payment of a fine to the Bureau shall be deemed an acknowledgement
of conviction of the alleged offense, and the Bureau, upon accepting
the prescribed fine, shall issue a receipt to the violator acknowledging
payment thereof. (RSMo. § 300.555)
[Ord. No. 2.400 §§ 1
— 2, 11-2-1981]
A. The
following duties are hereby imposed upon the Traffic Violations Bureau
in reference to traffic offenses:
1.
It shall accept designated fines, issue receipts, and represent
in court such violators as are permitted and desire to plead guilty,
waive court appearance, and give power of attorney;
2.
It shall receive and issue receipts for cash bail from the persons
who must or wish to be heard in court, enter the time of their appearance
on the court docket, and notify the arresting Officer and witnesses,
if any, to be present. (RSMo. § 300.560)
[Ord. No. 2.400 §§ 1
— 2, 11-2-1981]
The Traffic Violations Bureau shall keep records and submit
to the Judges hearing violations of City ordinances summarized monthly
reports of all notices issued and arrests made for violations of the
traffic laws and ordinances in the City and of all the fines collected
by the Traffic Violations Bureau or the court, and of the final disposition
or present status of every case of violation of the provisions of
said laws and ordinances. Such records shall be so maintained as to
show all types of violations and the totals of each. Said records
shall be public records. (RSMo. § 300.565)
[Ord. No. 2.400 §§ 1
— 2, 11-2-1981]
The Traffic Violations Bureau shall follow such procedure as
may be prescribed by the traffic ordinances of the City or as may
be required by any laws of this State. (RSMo. § 300.570)