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ORDINANCE NO. 1511 1
ASI ORDINAL?CE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, ESTAB-
LISHING A "TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS BUREAU IN THE POLICE COURT
OF THE CITY OF RENTON, DEFINING ITS DUTIES, PROVIDING
FOR THE ENFORCEMENT THEREOF AND PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS,
AMENDING SECTION X, (a) and (b) of ORDINANCE 1143, as
AMP -,LADED BY ORDINANCES 1235, 1239 and 1472.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF RENTON AS FOLLOWS:
Section I: Traffic Violations Bureau. There is hereby created
and established within the Police Court of the City of Renton a Traffic
Violations Bureau subject to the control and direction of the Police
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Judge, to assist the said Judge with the clerical work of traffic cases.
Said Bureau shall be in charge of such person or persons and shall be
open at such hours and at such places as the said Police Judge may
designate from time to time. The Police Judge may appoint and designate
one of the persons employed in such Traffic Violations Bureau as Chief
Traffic Violations Bureau Clerk,
Section II: Posting of bail with Traffic Violations Bureau;
Forfeitures.
1. The Police Judge shall designate the specified offenses
under the traffic ordinances of the City of Renton in respect to which
posting of bail may be accepted by the Traffic Violations Bureau, and
he may further prescribe by regulation from time to time the offenses
and the circumstances for which such bail may be forfeited by the person
charged with such an offen.e, or such person may request a trial as
authorized by law.
2. At the time bail is posted for a specified offense, the date
and time of trial must then be set by the Traffic Violations Bureau.
Section III: Duties of the Traffic Violations Bureau. The
duties of the Traffic Violations Bureau shall include, among others,
the following:
1, It shall accept designated_bail from and issue receipts to
such violators as are permitted and desire to forfeit bail,
2. It shall accept designated bail from and issue receipts to
all 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 at trial.
3. It shall keep a proper and complete record of all bail
forfeitures in cases wherein any person has been charged with
violation of the traffic ordinances of the City of Renton, together
with a record of the final disposition of all such alleged offenses
and violations.
4- It shall issue to the individual police officer serially
numbered citation forms for the purpose of notifying any person or
persons charged with the violation of any traffic ordinance of the
of
City of Renton,/the nature of the charge and the date and place of
trial thereon; and it shall keep a complete record of all such forms
issued including any forms spoiled or upon which an entry has been
made but not issued to an alteged violator. Such citation forms numbered
serially in quadruplicate shall be furnished unto the Traffic Viola-
tions Bureau by the Chief of Police of the City of Renton.
All police officers and other law enforcement officers of
the City of Renton issuing such a citation to an alleged offender of
any of the traffic ordinances of the City of Renton shall deposit a
copy of said citation with the Traffic Violations Bureau as soon as
practicable,
Section IV: Section X (a) and (b) of Ordinance No. 1LL72 reading
as follows:
(a) Any person, firm or corporation charged with an offense
under Section Five (5) or Section Six (6) of this Ordinance
may post bail with the Traffic Violations Section of the Police
Department of the City of Renton in the sum of $1,00 if so
posted within seven (7) days from the date of such notice or
ticket or in the sum of $2.00 if so posted after the seventh
day and before the 30th day from the date of such notice or
ticket, or trial may be requested as authorized by law.
(b) Any person, firm or corporation who wilfully neglects to
answer to the charges set forth in the notice or ticket or post
bail therefor as hereinabove provided, shall be guilty of a
violation of this Ordinance, regardless of the charges for
which the notice was originally issued, and shall upon conviction
thereof be fined in a sum not exceeding $100.00 and costs.
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BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY AMENDED AND RE-ENACTED TO READ
AS FOLLOWS:
AMENDED SECTION X:
(a) Any person, firm or corporation charged with an
offense under Section Five (5) or Section Six (6) of this Ordinance
(Ordinance No. 1143 as amended by Ordinances Nos. 1235, 1239 and 1472)
may post bail with the Traffic Violations Bureau of the Police Court
of the City of Renton in the sum of $1.00 if so posted within seven
(7) days from the date of such notice or in the sum of $2.00 if so posted
after the seventh day and before the 30th day from the date of such
notice and such bail may then be forfeited or trial may be requested
as authorized by law.
(b) Any person, firm or corporation who neglects to answer
to the charges set forth in such notice or to post bail therefor as
hereinabove provided shall be guilty of a violation of this Ordinance
regardless of the charges for which the notice was originally issued
and shall upon conviction thereof be fined in a sum not exceeding
$100.00.
Section V Any Ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed and superseded.
Section VI: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
after its passage, approval and legal publication.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 8th day of March, 1955•
Flo ' V�. Shaff, *i�y4erk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 8th day of March, 1955.
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oe R_. Baxter,liayor
roved as to0
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"card M. Shellan
sistant City Attorney
Date of Publication: March 17, 1955•
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