9.42.080 Provo City Traffic School - Participation - Fees.
(1) Purpose. A Provo City “Traffic School” program is hereby established for the purpose of increasing public awareness and knowledge of basic traffic safety requirements of vehicles traveling within Provo City and to reduce the amount of expenditures required to support enforcement of certain traffic citations in order to better protect the public’s health, safety, morals and general welfare.
(2) Administration.
(a) The Traffic School program shall be administered by the Mayor subject to the provisions of this Section.
(b) The Traffic School’s hours of operation, excluding Tuesdays, shall be established by the Mayor.
(c) The requirements to successfully complete the program shall be established by the Mayor subject to the provisions of this Section.
(3) Program Requirements.
(a) Length of Attendance. Each participant shall attend ninety (90) minutes of instruction, which instruction shall cover three (3) or more of the following areas:
(i) Provo City’s traffic enforcement policies;
(ii) Basic overview of common traffic offenses;
(iii) Speed and distance instruction; and
(iv) Radar functions.
(b) Said instruction shall be taught by one (1) or more Provo City police officer.
(c) The Mayor shall establish program criteria to accomplish the requirements set forth in Subsection (3) of this Section. The criteria shall be set forth in writing and available to participants and the general public.
(d) The fee established in Subsection (4) of this Section must be paid prior to participation in the program.
(4) Fees. Eligible participants in the Traffic School program shall pay a fee as shown on the Consolidated Fee Schedule adopted by the Municipal Council to Provo City.
(5) Eligible Participation. Upon receiving a traffic citation for violating a Section of the Provo City Code or other Provo City ordinance within the jurisdiction of Provo City, any person may choose to participate in the traffic school program subject to the following:
(a) The person must make a request to participate in the program to the Provo City Police Department within twenty (20) days of receipt of the traffic citation;
(b) The person must have a valid driver’s license;
(c) The person has not pled guilty to or been convicted of a moving traffic violation within the past year;
(d) The person is not currently in process of completing or has not completed the Traffic School program within the past year for a previous traffic citation;
(e) The incident giving rise to the traffic citation does not involve the use of alcohol or controlled substances by the person or within the person’s control; and
(f) The incident giving rise to the traffic citation does not involve injury to person or property.
(6) Successful Completion. The procedures and penalties otherwise adopted in Sections 9.42.010 and 9.42.040, Provo City Code shall not apply to said one (1) traffic citation upon the successful completion of the traffic school program by the person receiving said traffic citation.
(7) Successful completion of the program shall be evidenced in writing by Provo City.
(8) The Mayor is authorized to perform all required and necessary administrative functions on behalf of the traffic school including, but not limited to, the coordination with outside agencies, the Utah court system and others.
(9) The Mayor may delegate the duties and performance of any administrative action set forth in this Section.