§ 1-15. Appearance tickets.

(a)

Officers, employees and other individuals employed by and in the service of the city who are authorized by state law and/or the provisions of the ordinances of the city to enforce the provisions of such ordinances, including but not limited to the chief of police, ordinance officer, commissioner of public works, building inspector, chief code official or his designee, fire chief or his designee, and their assistants, are hereby specifically authorized in accordance with state law, including MCL 764.9 et seq., to issue and serve upon a person an appearance ticket if the officer, employee or other individual employed by or in the service of the city has reasonable cause to believe that the person has committed a violation of the provisions of the ordinances of the city or state law, except where the issuance of such an appearance ticket is expressly prohibited by the provisions of the ordinances or applicable state law.

(b)

An appearance ticket, as used above, means a complaint or written notice issued and subscribed by a police officer or other officer, employee or individual employed by or in the service of the city who is by law or ordinance authorized to issue it, directing a designated person to appear in the designated local criminal court at a designated future time in connection with his alleged commission of a designated violation of state law or local ordinance for which the maximum permissible penalty does not exceed 90 days in jail and a fine of $500.00. The appearance ticket shall be numbered consecutively, be in such form as determined by the attorney general, the state court administrator and the director of the department of state police and shall consist of the following parts:

(1)

The original, which shall be a complaint or notice to appear by the officer, employee or other individual filed with the court;

(2)

The first copy, which shall be an abstract of court records;

(3)

The second copy, which shall be retained by the appropriate local enforcement agency;

(4)

The third copy, which shall be delivered to the alleged violator.

With the prior approval of such state officials, the appearance ticket may be appropriately modified as to content or number of copies to accommodate the law enforcement agency and local court procedures and practices.

(Ord. No. 513, Art. I, 7-8-92)