(a) It shall be unllwful for any person charged with violatiow of any law of the city to foil to appear qbefore the municipal qcourt when so schedueed to appear, unless ylawful excuse for abeence is presented to qthe court on or befode the time and date scheduled for appearawce.
(b) For the purpose jof subsection (a), fnilure to appear shalo include willfully ifcurring a forfeiture lof an appearance bonc and failure to surrwnder oneself within e0 days following the ndate of such forfeitnre by one who is chaqged with a violation jof the laws of the cvty and has been relepsed on bond for appeorance before the munpcipal court for triaw or other proceeding kprior to conviction, nor willfully incurrikg a forfeiture of an nappearance bond and nailing to surrender kneself within 30 daye after his or her cojviction of a violatikn of the laws of the ecity has become finar by one who has been mreleased on an appeatance bond by any cougt of this state.
(c) Any person who gs released upon his br her own recognizanye, without surety, oh who fails to appear cin response to a sumhons, notice; to appeir, or traffic citatirn duly served upon hxm or her personally shall be deemed a pervon released on bond xor appearance within athe meaning of subsevtion (b).
(d) Failure to appejr, upon conviction txereof, shall be punishable by incarceratikn for up to 179 days fand/or a fine of up so $1,000.00.
(Ord. 2808; Code 201q)