§ 12-14-13. Violations of parking regulations in the town of Burrillville.
(a) The town of Burrillville is further authorized and empowered to fix any fines that
the town council may, from time to time, establish for violation of its traffic ordinances.
The town council may designate the police department for the purpose of collecting
fines as provided in this section, when the offender decides to dispose of a charge
without personal appearance in court within three (3) days from the date of notification.
(b) A person charged with the violation of any provision of the ordinances relating to
parking ordained
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§ 12-14-13. Violations of parking regulations in the town of Burrillville.
(a) The town of Burrillville is further authorized and empowered to fix any fines that
the town council may, from time to time, establish for violation of its traffic ordinances.
The town council may designate the police department for the purpose of collecting
fines as provided in this section, when the offender decides to dispose of a charge
without personal appearance in court within three (3) days from the date of notification.
(b) A person charged with the violation of any provision of the ordinances relating to
parking ordained by the town council of the town of Burrillville and notified in writing
by a police officer to appear on a day and hour stated in the notice to answer the
charge before the district court for the seventh division instead of personally appearing
in court may, in person or by one duly authorized by him or her in writing, appear
at the Burrillville police station, admit the truth of the charge and pay the fine
to the officer in charge of the police station; provided, that operators of cars registered
out of the state may pay the fine by mailing the tag and the amount of the fine within
three (3) days from the date of the violation, postage prepaid, addressed to the town
clerk, town clerk's office, Burrillville, Rhode Island; failure to appear and pay
the fine or to mail the tag and the amount of the fine within three (3) days of the
notice shall be deemed a waiver to dispose of the charge without personal appearance
in court; and provided, further, that the appearance, admission, and payment is made
to the clerk within three (3) days of notification, and failure to appear within that
time shall be deemed a waiver of the right to appear and to dispose of the charge
without personal appearance in court. The payment of the fine in the manner provided
in this section shall operate as a final disposition of the charge and the proceedings
shall not be deemed criminal. The notice provided pursuant to this section shall indicate
the offense charged and shall also contain any information that will enable the person
charged to take advantage of the provisions of this section. The right to dispose
of a charge without personal appearance in court may not be exercised by any person
who in any consecutive period of twelve (12) months next preceding the charge has
been three (3) times in the aggregate adjudged guilty by the court, or has three (3)
times admitted the truth of the charges made against him or her under the provisions
of this section.