§ 35-74. Failure to comply with traffic citation.

(a)

It shall be unlawful to fail to comply with a traffic citation. Failure to comply with a traffic citation means failure either to:

(1)

Appear before the municipal court in response to a traffic citation and pay in full any fine and court costs imposed; or

(2)

Otherwise comply with a traffic citation issued for an ordinance traffic infraction.

Failure to comply with a traffic citation shall be unlawful regardless of the disposition of the charge for which such citation was originally issued.

(b)

In addition to penalties of law applicable under subsection (a) of this section, when a person fails to comply with a traffic citation, except illegal parking, standing, or stopping, the municipal court shall mail notice to the person that if the person does not appear in municipal court or pay all fines, court costs, and any penalties within 30 days from the date of mailing, the division will be notified to suspend the person's driving privileges. Upon the person's failure to comply within such 30 days, the municipal court shall notify the division and assess a reinstatement fee of $59.00 for each charge in which the person failed to make satisfaction regardless of the disposition of the charge for which such citation was originally issued. Such reinstatement fee shall be in addition to any fine or court costs and other penalties.

(Code 1964, § 36-319; Code 1988, § 35-55; Ord. No. 53410, § 1, 1-7-1975; Ord. No. 64834, § 8, 7-1-1985; Ord. No. O-2-05, § 7, 1-6-2005; Ord. No. O-60-08, § 4, 9-4-2008)