(a) If the defendant fails to appear for his or her first appearance or any hearing involving a traffic infraction, the court shall enter judgment against the defendant.

(b) The amount of the judgment shall be the appropriate penalty that would be assessed after a finding of guilt or liability, fees, which shall include such fees as may be assessed by the state as a result of the judgment, and additional costs assessable to municipal violations generally upon conviction of noncivil municipal charges, together with applicable surcharges.

(c) The court may set aside a judgment entered under this rule on a showing of good cause or excusable neglect by the defendant. A motion to set aside the judgment, submitted by the defendant, shall be made to the court not more than ten days after the entry of judgment. The court may set aside a judgment entered under this rule at any time after the ten-day period herein referenced provided that such request to set aside judgment is submitted and approved by the prosecution.

(d) The defendant may satisfy judgment entered under this rule by paying the clerk of the court.

(e) No warrant shall be issued for the arrest of a defendant who was charged with a traffic infraction and failed to appear at a first appearance or any subsequent hearing or who failed to satisfy a judgment. (Code 1979, § 37-151; Ord. No. 2003-55, § 1, 9-8-2003)