Chapter 11.12
ADMINISTRATION
Sections:
11.12.010 Traffic accident reports.
11.12.020 Traffic accident studies.
11.12.030 Police department annual report.
11.12.040 Method of identifying funeral processions.
11.12.050 Experimental regulations and tests.
11.12.060 Traffic advisory committee.
11.12.070 Registered owner responsible for illegal parking and nonmoving violations.
11.12.080 Fines schedule and required appearances.
11.12.010 Traffic accident reports.
The police department shall receive and properly record all traffic accident reports made under any municipal ordinance. (Ord. 73-57 § 3 (part), 1973.)
11.12.020 Traffic accident studies.
Whenever the accidents in any particular location become numerous, the police department shall cooperate with the municipal engineer in conducting studies of such accidents and determining remedial measures. (Ord. 73-57 § 3 (part), 1973.)
11.12.030 Police department annual report.
The police department shall annually prepare a traffic report which shall be filed with the municipal administrator. Such report shall contain information on municipal traffic matters as follows:
A. The number of traffic accidents, the number of persons killed, the number of persons injured, and other pertinent traffic accident data;
B. The number of traffic accidents investigated and other pertinent data on the safety activities of the police department;
C. The plans and recommendations of the police department for future traffic safety activities.
(Ord. 73-57 § 3 (part), 1973.)
11.12.040 Method of identifying funeral processions.
The police chief shall designate a type of pennant or other identifying insignia to be displayed upon, or other methods to be employed to identify vehicles in funeral processions. (Ord. 73-57 § 3 (part), 1973.)
11.12.050 Experimental regulations and tests.
A. The chief of police is empowered to make emergency and experimental regulations, with approval of the municipal administrator; such regulations not to remain in effect more than ninety days.
B. The chief of police may test traffic control devices under actual conditions of traffic, with cooperation of the municipal engineer. (Ord. 73-57 § 3 (part), 1973.)
11.12.060 Traffic advisory committee.
The municipal administrator may appoint special traffic advisory committees to study and make recommendations on special traffic problems of wide public interest. The members of traffic advisory committees shall serve without compensation as such. The mayor, municipal administrator, chief of police, chairman of the public safety commission, and the municipal engineer shall be ex-officio members of all such committees. (Ord. 73-57 § 3 (part), 1973.)
11.12.070 Registered owner responsible for illegal parking and nonmoving violations.
Every person in whose name a vehicle is registered (licensed) shall be responsible for any parking or angle parking of the vehicles and for all offenses other than moving violations. It shall be no defense to a charge that the vehicle was used by another, unless it is shown that at such time such vehicle was being used without the consent of the registered (licensed) owner thereof. (Ord. 73-64 § 3 (part), 1973.)
11.12.080 Fines schedule and required appearances.
The following fine schedule and appearance requirements are set for the municipality’s motor vehicle and traffic offenses:
A. The municipal fines schedule shall be the scheduled amount of bail adopted by the Alaska Supreme Court for state motor vehicle and traffic offenses.
B. All municipal motor vehicle and traffic offenses may be disposed without court appearance, except violations of:
1. Section 11.13.02.140;
2. Chapter 11.20;
3. Sections 11.28.15.281 through 11.28.35.180;
4. Chapter 11.48.
C. All vehicle and traffic offenses not covered by the state bail schedule or within the charging section, the standard fine shall be fifty dollars, except correctable violations for which the bail amount shall be twenty dollars.
D. Whenever a person fails to appear at a scheduled court hearing ten dollars shall be added to the bail amount/fine for the offense.
(Ord. 91-1009 § 4, 1991; Ord. 88-794 § 4, 1988.)