§ 24-12-11-3. When person charged may elect to appear at bureau or before municipal judge.

A.

Any person charged with an offense for which payment of a fine may be made to the traffic violations bureau under the foregoing provisions shall have the option of:

(1)

paying the 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

(2)

upon a plea of not guilty shall be entitled to a trial as authorized by law and depositing any bail required as provided in the Rules of Procedure for the Municipal Courts, adopted by the New Mexico Supreme Court, as amended.

B.

For the purpose of this ordinance, the payment of a fine to the traffic violations bureau shall be deemed an acknowledgment of conviction of the alleged offense. The traffic violations bureau, upon accepting the prescribed fine, shall issue a receipt to the violator acknowledging payment of the fine.(*)

(Ord. No. 1567 , 5-29-18)