Any person notified to appear before the Clerk of the Chelsea Division District Court
Department as provided in this article, may so appear and confess the offense charged,
either personally or through a duly authorized agent or by mailing to the city clerk
with the notice described in this article, with the specific sum of money not exceeding
the penalty set forth in Chapter 1.16 of this revision, for each offense or as the city, any municipal officer, board,
commission or department shall fix as penalty for violation of the ordinance or rule
or regulation. Such payment shall, if mailed, be made only by postal note, money order
or check. The payment to the city clerk of such sum shall operate as a final disposition
of the case. (As provided for by Section 21D of Chapter 40, General Laws, an appearance
under this article shall not be deemed to be a criminal proceeding. No person so notified
to appear before the Clerk of the Chelsea Division District Court Department shall
be required to report to any probation officer and no record of the case shall be
entered in any probation records.)
