(1) Every police officer upon issuing a traffic complaint and citation to an alleged violator of any provision of the motor vehicle laws of this state or of any city traffic ordinance shall deposit the complaint and the abstract of court record copy of such traffic complaint and citation with his immediate superior officer, who shall cause the original to be delivered to the city traffic court or to the traffic violations bureau. The police record copy of the traffic complaint and citation shall be retained in the traffic citation book and shall be delivered by such superior officer to the clerk-treasurer, together with such book when all traffic complaint and citations therein have been used.

(2) Upon the filing of such original citation in the city traffic court as aforesaid, the citation may be disposed of only by trial in the traffic court or by other official action by a judge of the traffic court, including forfeiture or by payment of a fine to the traffic violations bureau of the traffic court.

(3) The chief of police shall require the return to him of each traffic complaint and citation and all copies thereof, except that copy required to be retained in the book as provided herein, which has been spoiled or upon which any entry has been made and has not been issued to an alleged violator.

(4) The chief of police shall also maintain or cause to be maintained in connection with every traffic complaint and citation issued by a member of the police department a record of the disposition of the charge by the city traffic court or its traffic violations bureau.

(5) The chief of police shall also maintain or cause to be maintained a record of all warrants issued by the city traffic court, or by any other court on the traffic violation charges and which are delivered to the police department for service, and of the final disposition of all such warrants.

(6) It is unlawful and official misconduct for any member of the police department or other officer or public employee to dispose of, alter, or deface a traffic citation or any copy thereof, or the record of the issuance or disposition of any traffic citation, complaint, or warrant, in a manner other than as required in this section. (Ord. 282 § 96, 1968).