[R.O. 2016 § 215.010; CC 1994 Ch.
40]
The purpose of this Article is to
promote the health, safety, peace, comfort, and general welfare of
the inhabitants of the municipality.
[R.O. 2016 § 215.020; CC 1994 § 40.110; Ord. No. 1104-14 § 1, 12-9-2014]
A. Except as provided in Subsection
(B), it shall be unlawful for any minor, under the age of seventeen (17) years, to be in or upon any public street, highway, alley, road, park, playground, public grounds, public place or public building, vacant lot, or any other unsupervised place in the City between the hours of 10:00 P.M. and 5:00 A.M. on Sunday nights through Thursday nights or 12:00 A.M. and 5:00 A.M. on Friday and Saturday nights.
B. This Section does not apply to a minor
in the following situations:
1.
A minor accompanied by his/her parent,
guardian, or other adult person having the care and custody of said
minor;
2.
A minor attending or returning home
from a function of any school or church;
3.
A minor attending or returning home
from a lawful entertainment, amusement, or commercial activity;
4.
A minor on an emergency errand or
on specific business or activity directed by his/her parent, guardian,
or other adult having custody or care of such person;
5.
A minor engaged in a legitimate employment
which requires his/her presence at his/her place of employment during
the prohibited hours;
6.
A minor on the sidewalk, street,
or alley directly adjacent to the building in which he/she resides.
C. Curfew enforcement will not take effect
until one-half (1/2) hour after the curfew begins.
[R.O. 2016 § 215.030; CC 1994 § 40.120; Ord. No. 1104-14 § 1, 12-9-2014]
A. Whenever a minor shall be arrested or detained
for the commission of any criminal act within the City, the Police
Department shall, as soon as possible thereafter, deliver written
notice to the minor's parent of the arrest or detention, and such
notice shall advise the parent of his/her responsibility under this
Section. The notice shall be in such a form as to be signed by the
notified parent signifying receipt thereof. If the parent refuses
to sign said notice, the notifying Police Officer shall indicate such
refusal on the notice.
B. No parent shall fail to exercise customary and effective control over a minor so as to contribute to, cause or tend to cause a minor to commit any criminal act. Written parental notice as defined in Subsection
(A) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence of parental neglect if the minor commits a second or successive violation of any criminal act.
C. Each violation of the provisions of this Section shall constitute a separate ordinance violation. Any person who shall violate this Section shall be subject to imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days and/or a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for the first violation, not less than two hundred dollars ($200.00) for a second violation, and not less than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for any successive violation. In addition, the court may, as a condition of any probation granted to any parent found guilty of violating Subsection
(B) of this Section, order the defendant to make restitution to any person who has been damaged by the misconduct of the minor in an amount not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000.00).
[R.O. 2016 § 215.040; Ord. No. 893-10 § 1, 3-23-2010]
Any parent, guardian or other person
having charge, control or custody of a child, who violates the provisions
of Section 167.031, RSMo., is guilty of an offense. Upon conviction
and pending any judicial appeal, the trial court shall have the authority
to require the defendant to enroll the child in a public, private,
parochial, parish or home school within a reasonable time, after which
each successive school day shall constitute a separate violation of
Section 167.031, RSMo. The fine or imprisonment, or both, may be suspend
and finally remitted by the court, with or without the payment of
costs, at the discretion of the court, if the child is immediately
placed and kept in regular attendance at a public, private, parochial,
parish or home school and if the fact of regular attendance is proved
subsequently to the satisfaction of the court. A certificate stating
that the child is regularly attending a public, private, parochial
or parish school and properly attested by the superintendent, principal
or person in charge of the school is prima facie evidence of regular
attendance by the child.