Legal Documents of Pittman Center
Code of Pittman Center
Title 12 Building, Utility, etc. Codes
Chapter 1 Codes Adopted By Reference
12-102 : Citations in lieu of arrest in non-traffic cases.
Pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated, § 7-63-101, et seq., the board of mayor and aldermen appoints the building official in the building department as a special police officer having the authority to issue citations in lieu of arrest for all violations of municipal ordinances and municipal codes except for traffic violations.
The citation in lieu of arrest shall contain the name and address of the person being cited and such other information necessary to identify and give the person cited notice of the charges against him/her and state a specific date and place for the offender to appear and answer the charges against him/her. The citation shall also contain an agreement to appear, which shall be signed by the offender. If the offender refuses to sign the agreement to appear, the special officer in whose presence the offense was committed shall immediately an-est the offender and dispose of him in accordance with Tennessee Code Annotated, § 7-63-104.
It shall be unlawful for any person to violate his agreement to appear in court regardless of the disposition of the charge for which the citation in lieu of arrest was issued. (Ord. #293, Feb. 2020)