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ORDINANCE NO. 7 7 - 7 'J <br /> AN ORDINANCE of the City of Everett, Washington, <br /> providing for the establishment of a Violations <br /> Bureau to assist in the processing of traffic cases <br /> and to receive the posting of bail and to accept forfeiture <br /> 1 of bail and making it unlawful to fail to post or appear <br /> in said Violations Bureau and providing it shall be a <br /> 2 misdemeanor for violation of promise to appear, and <br /> declaring an emergency to exist. <br /> 3 <br /> 4 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Everett deems it advisable <br /> 5 to establish a Violations Bureau to assist in the processing of traffic <br /> 6 cases, and <br /> 7 WHEREAS, the Revised Code of Washington (RCW 3. 30. 090) <br /> 8 provides for the establishment of such Violations Bureau, <br /> 9 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: <br /> 10 Section 1: A Violations Bureau to assist in the processing of traffic <br /> cases and to receive the posting of bail and to accept forfeitures of bail <br /> 11 <br /> is hereby created. <br /> 12 <br /> Section 2: The Violations Bureau shall transfer daily to the Clerk <br /> 13 <br /> 14 of the proper department of the Court all bail posted for offenses where for- <br /> feiture is not authorized by Court order, as well as copies of all receipts. <br /> 15 <br /> 16 Section 3: All forfeitures paid to the Violations Bureau for <br /> violation of City Ordinances shall be placed in the City General Fund or such <br /> 17 <br /> other fund as may be prescribed by ordinance. <br /> 18 <br /> Section 4: It shall be unlawful to wilfully fail to appear or post <br /> 19 <br /> bail at said Violations Bureau within the time set on a traffic citation on <br /> 20 <br /> which a person has made a written promise to post or appear. Violations <br /> 21 <br /> hereof shall be a misdemeanor punishable in a fine not to exceed $500. 00 or <br /> 22 <br /> imprisonment for not to exceed six (6) months in jail or both such fine and <br /> 23 <br /> imprisonment. <br /> 24 <br /> Section 5: That an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this <br /> 25 <br /> ordinance shall take effect upon being valid and published. <br /> 26 <br /> 27 CITY OF EVERETT <br /> 28 ATTEST: P11-/ /� <br /> t. • C <br /> o <br /> 29 11 JMAYOR. <br /> 30 DENT\ City Clerk <br /> 31 <br /> Passed: U G <br /> 32 Valid: v G /z77, /9 <br /> Published: <br /> v6 . /� 7 .2/ <br />