Pursuant to 19 V.I. Code Ann. § 1561(f)(4), any person charged with a litter offense within the authority of the violations clerk may appear in person before the Clerk and upon signing a plea of guilty and waiver of trial, pay the fine established for the offense charged, and costs. He shall, prior to such a plea be informed of his right to stand trial, that his signature to a plea of guilty will have the same force and effect as a court judgment, and that the record of conviction will be sent to the Commissioner of the Virgin Islands Police Department.