Chapter 10.05
ADMINISTRATION
Sections:
10.05.010 Duty of police chief.
10.05.020 Records of traffic violations.
10.05.030 Police chief to investigate accidents.
10.05.040 Traffic accident studies.
10.05.050 Traffic accident reports.
10.05.060 Police chief to submit annual traffic safety report.
10.05.070 Authority to detain persons to serve traffic complaint.
10.05.010 Duty of police chief.
A. It is the duty of the police chief to provide for the enforcement of the street traffic regulations of the town and all of the state vehicle laws applicable to street traffic in the town, to make arrests for state criminal traffic violations, to investigate accidents and to assist in developing ways and means to improve traffic conditions and to carry out all duties specially imposed upon the police chief by this chapter.
B. Any peace officer of the town may be authorized by the police chief to perform any of the duties of the police chief included in this chapter. (Prior code § 14-1-1)
10.05.020 Records of traffic violations.
A. The police chief shall keep a record of all violations of the traffic laws of the town 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 accumulate during at least a five-year period and from that time on the record shall be maintained complete for at least the most recent five-year period.
B. All forms for records of violations and notices 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. (Prior code § 14-1-2)
10.05.030 Police chief to investigate accidents.
It shall be the duty of the police chief to investigate traffic accidents and to arrest and assist in the prosecution of those persons charged with violations of law causing or contributing to such accidents. (Prior code § 14-1-3)
10.05.040 Traffic accident studies.
Whenever the accidents at any particular location become numerous, the police chief shall conduct studies of such accidents and determine remedial measures. (Prior code § 14-1-4)
10.05.050 Traffic accident reports.
A. The police chief shall maintain a suitable system of filing traffic accident reports. Accident reports or cards referring to them shall be filed alphabetically by location.
B. The police chief shall receive and properly file all accident reports made to him under state law or under any law of the town, but all such accident reports made by drivers shall be for the confidential use of the town and no such report shall be admissible in any civil or criminal proceeding other than upon request of any person making such report or upon request of the court having jurisdiction, to prove a compliance with the laws requiring the making of any such report. (Prior code § 14-1-5)
10.05.060 Police chief to submit annual traffic safety report.
The police chief shall annually prepare a traffic report which shall be filed with the clerk. Such report shall contain information on traffic matters in the town as follows:
A. The number of traffic accidents, the number of persons killed, the number of persons injured and other pertinent traffic accident data.
B. The number of traffic accidents investigated and other pertinent data on the safety activities of the police chief.
C. The plans and recommendations of the police chief for future traffic safety activities. (Prior code § 14-1-6)
10.05.070 Authority to detain persons to serve traffic complaint.
Any peace officer or duly authorized agent of the town may stop and detain a person as is reasonably necessary to investigate an actual or suspected violation of Chapters 10.10 and 10.15, and to serve a copy of the traffic complaint for any alleged civil or criminal violation of said chapters. (Prior code § 14-1-7)