(A) Except as otherwise provided by division (B) of this section, a juvenile cited for a traffic violation is mandated to personally appear in Court on the assigned date and time with a parent or legal guardian.

(B) A formal court appearance is not mandatory for the following offenses: Failure to wear a seatbelt; failure to display tags or expired tags; muffler violations; no headlights or taillights; window tint violations; bumper height violations; vehicle lighting violations, loud amplifier violations; other equipment violations (ORC 4513) as approved by the Court; and other violations as may be added by the Court.

(C) In cases where a mandatory court appearance is not required, the case may disposed of as follows: the juvenile and his/her parent or legal guardian must appear at Juvenile Court during regular business hours prior to the Court date listed on the traffic citation; the juvenile and his/her parent or legal guardian will enter an admission in writing to the offense charged by signing the appropriate Admission and Waiver form supplied by the Court; a fine and/or court costs will be imposed by the Court in accordance with cost schedules adopted by the Court and applicable traffic laws; the Court will not accept the admission and a Court appearance shall be required if the imposed fine and/or court costs are not paid at the time of the entry of admission.