§ 14-2. Definitions and interpretation.
The following terms have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1)
Book or booking means the administrative procedure of photographing a defendant and obtaining fingerprints following arrest.
(2)
Municipal court means the municipal court prescribed by section 6.2 of the Charter and by article XX, sections 6(b) and (c), of the state constitution.
(3)
Municipal judge means the presiding municipal judge appointed by the city council under section 6.2(a) of the Charter or, in his absence or as a result of his disqualification, any deputy municipal judge appointed by the city council under section 6.2(b) of the Charter.
(4)
Plea of guilty includes pleas of guilty, acknowledgments of guilt, and nolo contendere pleas.
(5)
Summons, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, includes a summons, a summons and complaint, and a penalty assessment.
(6)
Violation means any act or omission declared to be a violation or to be unlawful or required or prohibited by the phrase "no person shall," or similar mandatory language in or by this Code or any ordinance of the city or any rule promulgated thereunder. The terms "crime," "offense," "misdemeanor," and "violation" as used in this Code or any ordinance of the city are synonymous. Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Code or an ordinance of the city or a rule promulgated thereunder, every day of a violation of the Code, ordinance, or rule constitutes a separate violation.