§ 24-12-12-9. Handling of citations.

A.

Any entity that wishes to submit uniform traffic citations required to be submitted to the department by electronic means must secure the prior permission of the department.

B.

Every police officer issuing a uniform traffic citation to an alleged violator of this ordinance or other law relating to motor vehicles shall dispose of the citations as indicated on the back of each copy.

C.

Citations spoiled or issued in error shall be marked "void" in large letters on the face, signed by the officer, and the copies disposed of as a valid warning notice.

D.

Upon filing of the uniform traffic citation in the municipal court, the citation may be disposed of only by trial in the court or by other official action by a judge of the court including, at the discretion of the municipal judge, forfeiture of bail or by payment of a fine to the traffic violations bureau of the court.(*)

E.

The chief of police shall maintain or cause to be maintained a record of serially numbered warrants issued by the municipal court on traffic violation charges which are delivered to the police department for service and of the final disposition of all such warrants.(*)

F.

The chief of police shall issue, keep a record and require a receipt for each serially numbered citation issued to individual police officers.

G.

It is a misdemeanor and official misconduct for any officer or other public official or employee to dispose of a uniform traffic citation except as provided in this section.

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

State law reference

66-8-128D, 66-8-132, and 66-8-133 NMSA 1978.