§291D-12  Powers of the district court judge
sitting in the traffic division.  A district court judge sitting in the
traffic division and hearing cases pursuant to this chapter shall have all the
powers of a district court judge under chapter 604, including the following
powers:



(1)  To conduct traffic infraction hearings and to
impose monetary assessments;



(2)  To permit deferral of monetary assessment or
impose community service in lieu thereof;



(3)  To dismiss a notice of traffic infraction, with
or without prejudice, or to set aside a judgment for the State;



(4)  To order temporary driver's license suspension or
driver's license reinstatement;



(5)  To order the director of finance not to issue or
renew the driver's license, or to register, renew the registration of, or issue
title to a motor vehicle, of any person who has not paid a monetary assessment,
has not performed community service in lieu thereof, or has not otherwise
satisfied a judgment for the State entered pursuant to this chapter;



(6)  To approve the issuance or renewal of a driver's
license or instruction permit pursuant to section 286‑109(c);



(7)  To issue penal summonses and bench warrants and
initiate contempt of court proceedings in proceedings conducted pursuant to
section 291D-13;



(8)  To issue penal summonses and bench warrants and
initiate failure to appear proceedings in proceedings conducted pursuant to
section 291D-5(d)(10); and



(9)  To exercise other powers the court finds
necessary and appropriate to carry out the purposes of this chapter. [L 1993, c
214, pt of §2; am L 1997, c 60, §12; am L 2002, c 105, §3; am L 2007, c 85, §8]