Chapter 1.12 — CITATION PROCEDURE

If any person is arrested for violation of any ordinance of the city and such person is not immediately taken before a magistrate prescribed in the Penal Code of the state, the arresting officer shall prepare in duplicate a written notice to appear in court, containing the name and address of such person, the offense charged, and the time and place where and when such person shall appear in court, and shall conform to all of the requirements of Section 853.6 of the Penal Code.

(Ord. 301, 1996: Ord. 18 §1, 1961).

Any person wilfully violating his written promise to appear in court as set forth in the written notice described in Section 1.12.010 is guilty of a misdemeanor regardless of the disposition of the charge upon which he was originally arrested, and upon conviction of such misdemeanor shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. 288, 1996: Ord. 18 §2, 1961).

When a person signs a written promise to appear at the time and place specified in the written promise to appear, as set forth in Section 1.12.010, and has not posted bail as provided in Section 853.6 of the Penal Code, the magistrate shall issue and have delivered for execution a warrant for his arrest within twenty (20) days after his failure to appear as promised, or if such person promises to appear before an officer authorized to accept bail other than a magistrate and fails to do so on or before the date which he

promised to appear, then, within twenty (20) days after the delivery of such written promise to appear by the officer to a magistrate having jurisdiction over the offense, the magistrate shall issue and have delivered for execution a warrant for his arrest.

(Ord. 133 §11, 1978; Ord. 18 §3, 1961).

The following designated public officers and employees all have the power to issue citations for violations of the ordinances and laws specified in this section:

A.

Animal control officers, community services officers, custody officers, parking control officers, volunteers (as authorized by Section 22507.9 of the Vehicle Code for handicapped parking enforcement) and other designated members of the police department staff shall have the power to issue citations for any violation of any ordinance or resolution of the city of Arvin or any code of the state of California, as assigned by the chief of police.

B.

The fire prevention director or supervisor, and members of the staff designated by the fire prevention director or supervisor, shall have the power to issue citations for any violations of Sections 22500.1 and 22514 of the California Vehicle Code, for violation of any provision of state or local laws related to fire suppression or fire prevention and any provision of state and local laws pertaining to the handling, use, storage or disposal of hazardous materials or waste, as assigned by the fire prevention director or supervisor.

C.

The public works supervisor, and members of the staff designated by the public works supervisor, shall have the power to issue citations for any violation of any open container or public consumption of alcohol provision or for vandalism in city parks or other city property, or for violation of parking restrictions for street sweeping, or all other parking restrictions adopted by ordinance or resolution of the city of Arvin or any code of the state of California, as assigned by the public works supervisor.

D.

The finance director, and members of the staff designated by the finance director, shall have the power to issue citations for any violations of Titles 3 and 5 of this code, as assigned by the finance director.

E.

The code enforcement supervisor and code enforcement officers shall have the power to issue citations for any violation of this code.

F.

The building director and the chief building inspector shall have the power to issue citations for any violation of Title 17 of this code.

(Ord. 335 §1(part), 2003).