§ 12-14-12 - Violations of parking regulations in the town of Smithfield. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 12-14-12

   § 12-14-12  Violations of parkingregulations in the town of Smithfield. – The town of Smithfield is authorized and empowered to fix any fines that theSmithfield town council may, from time to time, establish for violation of anyprovision of the ordinances relating to parking. The town council may designatethe police department for the purpose of collecting fines as provided in thissection, when the offender desires to dispose of the charge without personalappearance in court, within seven (7) days from notification. The policedepartment is authorized to receive fines, directly or by mail, from any personcharged with violation of any provision of the ordinances of the town relatingto traffic, and the money so received and collected shall be turned over by thepolice to the town treasurer of Smithfield. All charges, records, and paymentsshall be immediately entered by the police in the books of the policecontaining records of violations and their disposition, and money received asfines shall be audited not less than once every three (3) months by the towntreasurer of the town. In the event the offender refuses or neglects to disposeof the charges within seven (7) days, then he or she shall be brought beforethe district court of the state of Rhode Island, seventh division, for trialand for any disposition of the case that the court may decide to be proper, inwhich case the provisions of § 12-14-1, relating to fines and theirdisposition, shall prevail.