§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]