§ 10-33. Violation of promise to appear in municipal court.

(a)

In case of any person arrested for, or notified of having committed, a misdemeanor violation under this Code or any ordinance of the city, unless such person shall demand that he be taken forthwith before a court of competent jurisdiction for an immediate hearing, or unless a warrant for the arrest of such person theretofore has issued and is outstanding from a court of competent jurisdiction based upon a written complaint duly subscribed and sworn to and to file in such court charging such person with such a violation, the arresting officer of the city is empowered and authorized forthwith to prepare a written summons or notice setting forth the name, address and any other identifying features of and concerning such person (and/or identifying features of and concerning the vehicle, if any, involved in the alleged violation) and thereby notifying such person in writing to appear before the corporation court of the city on a future date and hour to be specified in such written notice, and upon the promise in writing of such person so to appear as upon such notice or summons so shown, such officer is authorized and empowered to release such person from custody, providing for such person a copy of such written notice.

(b)

Regardless of the disposition of the charge upon which such person originally is arrested or notified so to appear as above provided, it shall be unlawful and a distinct misdemeanor offense for any such person, knowingly and wilfully, to violate such written promise to appear in such court, or to discard, mutilate, deface or tear, or to damage or destroy otherwise, either the original or copy of such written notice, summons or promise to appear in such court, each of which, the original and the copy, is hereby determined and declared to be public property provided by expenditure out of public funds of the city.

(Ord. No. 67-12, § 1, 6-6-1967)