For the purposes of this Article, the following words and phrases
are defined as follows:
Guardian appointed by court of competent jurisdiction.
A child as defined in Section 211.021, RSMo.
The natural or adoptive father or mother, legal guardian
or any other person having the care or custody of a minor child.
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.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any minor to be in or upon any public place
or way within the City of St. Ann between the hours of 11:00 P.M.
and 6:00 A.M. of the following day, except on Fridays and Saturdays,
when the hours shall be from 12:00 Midnight to 6:00 A.M. of the following
Saturday or Sunday, as the case may be. 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, or to any such person who is attending
or in route to or from any organized religious or school activity.
B.
Responsibility Of Parent. The parent, guardian or other adult person
having the care and custody of a minor shall not knowingly permit
such person to violate this Section.
C.
Notice To Parent. Any Law Enforcement Officer finding any minor 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 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 minor in violation of this Section 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.
A.
Whenever a minor shall be arrested or detained for the commission
of any offense 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
Law Enforcement 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 offense. 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 offense.
C.
Each violation of the provisions of this Section shall constitute a separate offense. Any person who shall violate this Section shall be subject to a penalty as set forth in Section 100.220 of this Code. 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. 1998 §215.750; CC 1988 §15-378; Ord. No. 1829 §1, 8-7-1995; Ord. No. 3031 §215.1980, 12-5-2016]
A.
Purpose And Findings. The Board of Aldermen
of the City of St. Ann has found and determined that unsupervised
gatherings where alcoholic beverages or controlled substances are
in the possession of, consumed by, or delivered to, persons under
the age of twenty-one (21) years constitute a potential hazard to
the health, safety and welfare of those in attendance at such gatherings
and for others. The Board of Aldermen has further found and determined
that the supervision of gatherings at which alcoholic beverages or
controlled substances are in the possession of consumed by, or delivered
to, persons under twenty-one (21) years of age is necessary in order
to safeguard the peace, health, safety and general welfare of the
public.
B.
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
DELIVERY OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES OR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
GATHERING, PARTY or EVENT
MINOR
PARENT
PERSON IN CONTROL OF THE PREMISES
PRACTITIONER
Definitions. The following definitions
shall apply to the provisions of this Section:
Any drug, substance or immediate precursor defined or described
as such in Section 195.010, RSMo., as same may be amended.
A gift or exchange of an alcoholic beverage or controlled
substance from one person to another.
An assemblage or a group of persons for a social occasion
or for a social activity.
Any person under the age of twenty-one (21) years.
A natural or adoptive parent, or a guardian, or the adult
designee of either of them.
An adult who owns, leases, rents or is otherwise the lawful
occupant of any premises, or the adult designee thereof.
Any medical professional or other person, as defined or described
in Section 195.010, RSMo., as same may be amended.
C.
Use Of Premises For Consumption Of Alcoholic
Beverages Or Controlled Substances. It shall be unlawful for any person
to knowingly or negligently permit, on or in a premises under his/her
control, the consumption of alcoholic beverages or controlled substances
by a minor; provided that this shall not apply to the following:
1.
The delivery of alcoholic beverages
to a minor or the consumption of alcoholic beverages by a minor in
connection with the performance of any bona fide religious service
under the supervision of an adult, with the consent of the person
in control of the premises.
2.
The delivery of an alcoholic beverage
to a minor, by that minor's parent, and under the direct supervision
of the parent.
3.
The possession or consumption of,
or the delivery to a minor, of a controlled substance prescribed for
that minor by a practitioner, when such delivery is by that minor's
parent or by the person in control of the premises provided that such
person has obtained the prior consent of that minor's parent.
D.
Duty To Supervise. It shall be unlawful
for any person in control of a premises to leave such premises when
it is reasonably foreseeable that such premises may be used for a
gathering at which alcoholic beverages or controlled substances may
be in the possession of or consumed by minors.
E.
Rental Of A Premises. It shall be unlawful for any owner, or agent or employee thereof, to rent any premises to a minor or to an adult when it is reasonably foreseeable that such adult will leave such premises and that such premises may be used for a gathering at which alcoholic beverages or controlled substances may be in the possession of or consumed by minors, except as hereinabove provided in Subsection (C).
F.
Duty To Disperse. Any person in control
of a premises at which alcoholic beverages or controlled substances
are in the possession of or are being consumed by minors shall cause
all persons in or on said premises who are not lawful residents thereof
to disperse not more than fifteen (15) minutes after personally receiving
an order to do so, issued by a Police Officer.
[R.O. 1998 §215.755; Ord. No. 2089 §1, 9-7-1999; Ord. No. 3031 §215.1990, 12-5-2016]
A.
No person shall sell a hand-held laser
pointer to any person under the age of eighteen (18).
B.
No person under the age of eighteen (18)
shall possess a hand-held laser pointer; provided that this prohibition
shall not apply where the possession by such minor is with the permission
and supervision of the parent, guardian or other adult person having
the care and custody of such minor.
C.
It is unlawful for any person to focus,
point or shine a laser beam directly or indirectly on another person
or animal in such a manner as to harass, annoy, or injure said person
or animal.
