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The powers and duties of the magistrate shall include:

(A) The powers and duties set forth and conferred upon him under the provisions of the state constitution and statutes, this Code, and the ordinances and resolutions of the city.

(B) The keeping of a docket in which shall be entered each action and the proceedings of the court therein.

(C) The responsibility for establishing and receiving all bonds and bail and receiving all fines, penalties, fees and other monies as provided by law.

(D) Payment of all fees, fines, penalties and other monies collected by the court to the appropriate governmental entity.

(E) Submitting a quarterly report to the council summarizing court activities for that quarter.

(F) Preparation of a schedule of traffic violations not involving the death of a person, listing specific bond amount for each violation.

(G) Designation of a deputy other than a law enforcement officer and a specific location at which the deputy shall, during hours when the court is not open, set the amount of bail in accordance with the foregoing schedule and collect such bail, or accept proper bail bonds in lieu thereof, for and on behalf of the court.

(H) Upon appointment by the presiding judge of the juvenile court of Navajo County, and approval of the city council, the city magistrate shall act in the capacity of juvenile hearing officer for cases involving persons under the age of eighteen (18) years on the date of offenses alleged to be in violation of A.R.S. § 8-323(B) which occur within the city limits of the City of Show Low, Arizona.

(I) Designation of a justice of the peace or other qualified individual to act as a temporary city magistrate in the absence of the city magistrate.

(J) Appointment of hearing officers to preside over civil traffic violation cases. Hearing officers may hear and dispose of civil traffic violation cases under supervision of the city magistrate and said cases shall be appealable to the superior court pursuant to A.R.S. Title 22, Chapter 2, Article 4. Appointed hearing officers shall receive required training through the Supreme Court. (Ord. No. 384, § 1, 2-7-95; Ord. No. 516, § 1, 8-6-02; Ord. No. 2003-15, §§ 1, 2, 11-4-03; Ord. No. 2012-03, § 1, 3-6-12. 1976 Code § 5-2-2)

State law reference: Docket, A.R.S. § 22-422; Disposition of fines and forfeitures, A.R.S. § 22-404; Bail, A.R.S. § 22-424.