[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Wawarsing 6-21-2007 by L.L. No. 4-2007. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
§ 2-1 Title.
§ 2-2 Purpose.
§ 2-3 Authority to issue appearance tickets.
§ 2-4 Issuance of appearance tickets.
§ 2-5 Form of appearance ticket.
§ 2-1 Title.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "Appearance Tickets Law of the Town of Wawarsing, New York."
§ 2-2 Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to authorize
certain public servants of the Town of Wawarsing to issue appearance
tickets pursuant to § 150.20 of the Criminal Procedure Law
and Paragraph (a) of Subdivision 4 of § 10 of the Municipal
Home Rule Law in order to more effectively administer and enforce
certain provisions of the Code of the Town of Wawarsing and state
statutes, codes and regulations.
§ 2-3 Authority to issue appearance tickets.
The following public servants are hereby authorized
and empowered to issue and serve appearance tickets, provided that
the issuance thereof is made pursuant to any state statute, code or
regulation or local law, ordinance, rule or regulation relating to
parking, licensing, fire prevention and safety, health and sanitation,
and building, zoning and planning:
§ 2-4 Issuance of appearance tickets.
Any of the above public servants in the performance
of his or her duties may issue and serve an appearance ticket when
he or she has reasonable cause to believe that a person has committed
a misdemeanor or has committed a petty offense, as defined in the
Criminal Procedure Law, in his or her presence relating to any of
the following subjects:
§ 2-5 Form of appearance ticket.
Every appearance ticket that is issued pursuant
to the provisions of this chapter shall include the following:
A.
Name and address of the party to whom the appearance
ticket is issued.
B.
Citation of the law, code, rule or regulation and
appropriate section or sections allegedly violated.
C.
Place and date of the alleged violation.
D.
Place, date and time that the party is to appear in
court, and name of court.
E.
Date of issuance of the appearance ticket.
F.
Title and signature of the issuing officer.