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ORDINANCE NO. 16sz
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=Y AN ORDINANCE of the City of Kent, Wash-
ington, creating a Traffic Violations Bureau,
establishing its duties, providing for en-
forcement and penalties for violation, and
repealing Ordinance 1171.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS BUREAU CREATED.
The Kent Traffic Violations Bureau is hereby establish-
ed. The Bureau shall operate under the auspices of the Kent
Police Department in conjunction with the Aukeen District Court.
The Bureau shall be staffed by such persons and shall be open at
such hours as are designated by the Chief of Police.
Section 2. POSTING OF BAIL WITH TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS
BUREAU - FORFEITURES.
The Judges of the Aukeen District shall designate the
offenses under the traffic ordinances of the City of Kent to which
posting of bail may be accepted by the Traffic Violations Bureau;
and they may further prescribe by regulation, the offenses and the
circumstances for which such bail may be forfeited by the person
charged with such an offense. PROVIDED, that this Section shall
not preclude a person charged with an offense from requesting a
trial as authorized by law.
Section 3. DUTIES OF TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS BUREAU.
Duties of the Traffic Violations Bureau shall include
among other the following:
(a) It shall accept designated bail from and issue
receipts to such violators as are permitted to
and desire to forfeit bail.
(b) 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 appearance
on the Court Docket, and notify the arresting
officer and witnesses, if any, to be present
at the trial.
(c) It shall keep a proper and complete record of
all bail forfeiture in cases wherein any person
has been charged with violation of the traffic
ordinances of the City of Kent, together with
a record of the final disposition of all such
alleged offenses and violations.
(d) It shall issue to individual police officers,
serially numbered citation forms for the pur-
pose of notifying or citing any person or
persons charged with the violation of any
traffic ordinances of the City of Kent of the
nature of the charge; 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 al-
leged violator. Such citation forms numbered
serially in quadruplicate shall be furnished
to the Traffic Violations Bureau by the Chief
of Police of the City of Kent.
(e) All police and other law enforcement officers
of the City of Kent issuing such a citation
or notice to an alleged offender of any of
the traffic ordinances of the City of Kent
shall deposit a copy of said citation with
the Traffic Violation Bureau within 48 hours
of the issuance thereof.
Section 4. VIOLATION - PENALTY
Any person who fails to appear after signing a written
promise to appear shall be guilty of a violation of this Ordi-
nance, regardless of the charges for which the notice was orig-
inally issued, and shall upon conviction thereof be fined in a
sum not exceeding five hundred dollars or imprisonment for a per-
iod not exceeding six months or both such fine and imprisonment.
Section 5. Ordinance No. 1171 of the City of Kent and
any ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
Section 6. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in
force five (5) days from and after its passage, approval and
publication, as provided by law.
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ISABEL HOGAN, MXYOR
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ATTEST:
MARIE JENSEN CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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DONALD E. MIRK, CITY ATTORNEY
PASSED this / S` day of March, 1976
APPROVED this ie day of March, 1976
PUBLISHED the day of March, 1976
I hereby certify that this is a true copy of Ordinance
No. passed by the City Council of the City of Kent
and approved by the Mayor of the City of Kent as hereon indicated.
(SEAL)
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