§ 12-14-8. Violations of Charlestown ordinance.
The town of Charlestown is authorized and empowered to fix any fines that the committee
on police of the town council may, from time to time, establish for violation of traffic
ordinances. The committee on police may designate the police department for the purpose
of collecting fines as provided in this section, when the offender decides to dispose
of the charge without personal appearance in court within seven (7) days from notification.
The police department is authorized to receive the fines directly from any person
charged with a violation of any provision of the ordinances of the town relating to
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§ 12-14-8. Violations of Charlestown ordinance.
The town of Charlestown is authorized and empowered to fix any fines that the committee
on police of the town council may, from time to time, establish for violation of traffic
ordinances. The committee on police may designate the police department for the purpose
of collecting fines as provided in this section, when the offender decides to dispose
of the charge without personal appearance in court within seven (7) days from notification.
The police department is authorized to receive the fines directly from any person
charged with a violation of any provision of the ordinances of the town relating to
traffic, and the money so received and collected shall be turned over by the police
to the town treasurer. All charges, records, and payments shall be immediately entered
by the police, and the books of the police containing records of the violations, their
dispositions, and money received as fines shall be audited not less than once every
three (3) months by the town auditor of the town. In the event the offender refuses
or neglects to dispose of the charges within seven (7) days, then he or she shall
be brought before the district court for the fourth division for trial and for any
disposition of the case that the court may decide to be proper, in which case the
provisions of § 12-14-1, relating to fines, and their disposition, shall prevail.