§ 26-4. Court procedure.

(a)

The municipal judge shall establish those procedures necessary for the purpose of efficiently carrying out the provisions of the Code and other applicable law, and for the proper administration of justice, which procedure shall not be inconsistent with applicable law or statutes of the state, or the Code or law of the county, as the same now exist or as they may be promulgated, changed or amended in the future.

(b)

The first process to be issued by the municipal judge may be a citation or summons in cases involving violations of the Code not amounting to a breach of the peace, requiring the party charged to appear before the county court, at a time fixed in the citation or summons, and upon failure of the party charged to appear, a warrant for his arrest shall forthwith be issued by the municipal judge for the offense specified in the citation or summons, commanding the party charged shall be arrested and proceedings had as in the case when arrest is made upon a warrant issued upon affidavit as provided by law.

(c)

Upon issuance of a bench warrant, the municipal court shall assess a fee of $100.00 against the individual whose arrest is commanded by the bench warrant. Fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the general fund. All fees collected are to be used for the purpose of employing personnel, purchasing equipment and services to aid in the collection of fines, fees or costs owed to the municipal court, and to defray the expenses of the police department in serving bench warrants issued by the municipal court.

(Code 1985, § 2.68.100; Ord. No. 85-274, § 1, 10-5-1999)