For the purposes of this Article, the following words and phrases
are defined as follows:
GUARDIAN
Guardian appointed by court of competent jurisdiction.
MINOR
Any person under the age of seventeen (17).
PARENT
The natural or adoptive father or mother, legal guardian
or any other person having the care or custody of a minor child.
PARENTAL NEGLECT
Any act or omission by which a parent fails to exercise customary
and effective control over a minor so as to contribute to, cause or
tend to cause a minor to commit any offense.
[R.O. 2004 §210.590; Ord. No. 167, 6-18-1990]
A. It
shall be unlawful for any person under the age of seventeen (17) years
to be in or upon any public place or way within the Village of Country
Club between the hours of 12:01 A.M. and 6:00 A.M. The provisions
of this Section shall not apply to any such persons accompanied by
a parent or guardian, to any such person upon an errand or other legitimate
business directed by such person's parent or guardian, to any such
person who is engaged in gainful, lawful employment during said time
period, or who is returning or in route to said employment, to any
such person who is attending or in route to or from any organized
religious or school activity, or a minor who is lawfully married.
B. Responsibility Of Parent. The parent, guardian or other
adult person having the care and custody of a person under the age
of seventeen (17) years shall not knowingly permit such person to
violate this Section.
C. Notice To Parent. Any Police Officer finding any person
under the age of seventeen (17) years violating the provisions of
this Section shall warn such person to desist immediately from such
violation and shall promptly report the violation to his/her superior
officer who shall cause a written notice to be served upon the parent,
guardian or person in charge of such person setting forth the manner
in which this Section has been violated. Any parent, guardian or person
in charge of such person who shall knowingly permit such person to
violate the provisions of this Section, after receiving notice of
the first (1st) violation, shall be guilty of an offense.
D. Service Of Notice. The written notice provided in Subsection
(C) may be served by leaving a copy thereof at the residence of such parent, guardian or person in charge of the person in violation of this Section with any person found at such residence over the age of seventeen (17) years or by mailing such notice to the last-known address of such parent, guardian or person in charge of such person, wherever such person may be found.