Pursuant to 12 V.I. Code Ann. § 99a(c)(4), any person charged with a conservation 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, plus costs; provided that prior to signing the plea and waiver and making the payment, he shall be informed of his right to stand trial, that his signature to a plea of guilty will have the same effect as a court judgment, and that the record of conviction will be sent to the Commissioner of the Virgin Islands Police Department.