An authorized enforcement officer may initiate a petty offense charge by a violation notice.
A separate violation notice shall be used for each separate offense charged. The violation
notice form shall be completed by stating the date and time of the offense, the offense
charged, the place of the offense, an offense description, the defendant’s name and address
and other appropriate identification information, and vehicle description information when
appropriate. The violation notice shall inform the defendant of the court address and of the
date and time of the defendant’s court appearance. The date, time and place for the defendant
to appear in court shall be inserted by the issuing officer, at the time of issuing the violation
notice, on the basis of instructions from the assigned United States Magistrate Judge. The
violation notice shall inform the defendant whether the defendant must appear in court or may
elect instead to forfeit collateral. The violation notice shall include a statement of probable
cause made under penalty of perjury. The original and one copy of the violation notice(s) shall
be promptly sent to the Central Violations Bureau by the issuing agency.
