§ 19-98. Duty of arresting officer.  


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  • In the case of any person arrested for violation of section 19-97, the arresting officer shall take the license number, name, and make of the car, the name and address of the driver thereof, and notify the driver in writing to appear before any of the corporation courts of this city at a time and place to be specified by a written notice from the corporation court, and upon the promise in writing of such person to appear at such time and place, such officer shall forthwith release such person from custody. Any person willfully violating such promise, regardless of the disposition of the charge upon which he was originally arrested shall be fined in accordance with section 1-5.

(Code 1959, § 38-68)