Whenever any person is arrested for any violation of this chapter, the arresting officer may serve upon him a citation and notice to appear in court. The arrested person, in order to secure release, and when permitted by the arresting officer, must give his or her written promise to appear in court, as required by the citation and notice, by signing in the appropriate place the written citation and notice served by the arresting officer. Upon the arrested person’s failing or refusing to sign such written promise, he may be taken into the custody of such arresting officer and so remain or be placed in confinement. (Ord. 5956 § 24, 2010; 1961 code § 13.09.340.)