Chapter 10.30
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Sections:
10.30.020 Traffic citations – When required – Contents – When permissible.
10.30.030 Traffic citations – Appearance.
10.30.050 Fines – Failure to comply.
10.30.060 Fines – Disposition.
10.30.010 Parties to crime.
Every person who commits, attempts to commit, conspires to commit, or aids or abets in the commission of any act declared herein to be a crime, whether individually or in connection with one or more other persons or as a principal, agent or accessory, shall be guilty of such offense, and every person who falsely, fraudulently, forcibly or willfully induces, causes, coerces, requires, permits or directs another to violate any provision of this chapter is likewise guilty of such offense. [Ord. No. 373, 1974. 1996 Code § 10-125.]
For similar state law, see WS, 1977, 31-5-306.
10.30.020 Traffic citations – When required – Contents – When permissible.
(a) Whenever a person is halted by a police officer for any violation of this chapter, the officer shall prepare a written traffic citation containing a notice to appear in court.
(b) The time specified in the notice to appear must be at least five days after the alleged violation unless the person charged with the violation shall demand an earlier hearing.
(c) The place specified in the notice to appear must be before the municipal judge of the town.
(d) The person charged with the violation may give his written promise to appear in court by signing at least one copy of the written traffic citation prepared by the officer, in which event the officer shall deliver a copy of the citation to the person, and thereupon the officer shall not take the person into physical custody for the violation.
(e) Whenever a person is taken into custody by an officer for the purpose of taking him before a judge and no judge is available at the time of arrest, and there is no bail schedule established by the judge and no other lawful person is available and authorized to accept bail upon behalf of the judge, the person shall be released from custody upon the issuance to him of a written traffic citation and his signing a promise to appear as provided herein. [Ord. 373, 1974. Code 1996 § 10-126.]
For state law, see WS, 1977, 31-5-1205. As to nonexclusiveness of such procedures, see WS, 1977, 31-5-1207.
10.30.030 Traffic citations – Appearance.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to violate his written promise to appear given to an officer upon the issuance of a traffic citation regardless of the disposition of the charge for which such citation was originally issued.
(b) A written promise to appear in court may be complied with by an appearance by counsel. [Ord. 373, 1974. 1996 Code § 10-127.]
For similar state law, see WS, 1977, 31-5-1206. As to nonexclusiveness of such procedures, see WS, 1977, 37-5-1207.
10.30.040 Fines – Schedule.
The municipal judge shall designate the specified offenses under this chapter and other traffic ordinances of the town, and shall specify, by suitable schedules, the amount of such fines for first, second, and subsequent offenses, provided such fines are within the limits declared by state law or this code or other ordinances of the town, and shall further specify what offenses shall require appearance before the municipal judge. [Ord. 650 § 3(G)(ix), 1996; Ord. 373, 1974. 1996 Code § 10-128.]
10.30.050 Fines – Failure to comply.
In the event any person fails to comply with a notice given to such person or attached to a vehicle or fails to make appearance in the traffic court, or if any person fails or refuses to deposit bail as required and within the time permitted by the provisions of this code or other town ordinance, the municipal judge shall forthwith issue a bench warrant for his arrest. [Ord. 373, 1974. 1996 Code § 10-129.]
10.30.060 Fines – Disposition.
All fines or forfeitures collected upon conviction or upon the forfeiture of bail of any person charged with a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be paid to the town treasurer and deposited in the general fund of the town. [Ord. 373, 1974. 1996 Code § 10-130.]