City of Trenton, MO Offenses Concerning Minors

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.

Section 215.1980 Curfew — Parks, Buildings, or Public Areas.

It shall be unlawful for any person other than an employee of the Trenton Park Board or other officers or employees of the City of Trenton, Missouri, to enter or remain upon the grounds or buildings of any public park or public area of the City of Trenton, Missouri, under the jurisdiction of the Trenton Park Board, between the hours of 12:00 Midnight and 5:30 A.M. of any day, except any activity or event previously approved by the Park Board may be continued to its normal conclusion and observers thereof and participants therein shall leave the park, building or public area within one-half (½) hour following the conclusion of the activity or event.

No outdoor athletic event in any of the Trenton City Parks or public areas under the jurisdiction of the Trenton Park Board shall begin after 11:00 P.M., and the use of any public address system at outdoor athletic events or at any other park activity or event, shall not occur between the hours of 11:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M. Provisions of this Section shall not apply to athletic events involving out of town participants in a district, State, regional or national tournament.

None of the rules and regulations contained in Subsections (A) and (B) above shall be applicable to that property known as the Rock Barn, its courtyard, the grandstand area, and the Fairgrounds area during the annual North Central Missouri Fair and for the day preceding the North Central Missouri Fair and the day thereafter, thereby allowing time for preparations for said Fair and time for the conclusion of all Fair activities.

The curfew provisions of Subsection (A) hereinabove notwithstanding, and in recognition of the fact that those Park facilities known as the Rock Barn, together with its courtyard and the grandstand area, are often used for auctions, exhibits, festival activities, and dances, the Trenton Park Board by a majority vote of its members may issue a permit to be signed by the President of the Park Board for such special uses of the Rock Barn, its courtyard, and the grandstand area, for times beyond the curfew limits. Said permit shall state and describe the activity for which it is issued, together with the times for the conduction of the activity. In the event any such permit is issued allowing an activity in the Rock Barn, its courtyard, and the grandstand area to extend beyond the curfew limits set forth in Subsection (A) hereinabove, the Trenton Park Superintendent shall, in advance of the scheduled activity, furnish a copy of the written permit to be posted at Trenton City Hall and at the Rock Barn or grandstand. No such permit shall be required for the activities held as a part of the North Central Missouri Fair, or for any event or activity the duration of which does not extend beyond the curfew limits established in Subsection (A).

Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed as a limitation on or as an abrogation of the authority vested in the Trenton Park Board to establish rules and regulations governing park usage pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 90, RSMo.

Section 215.1990 Curfew For Minors — Parental Responsibility — Penalty.

It shall be unlawful for any minor under the age of eighteen (18) years to loiter, idle, wander, stroll, drive or ride in an automobile or play in or upon the public streets, highways, roads, alleys, parks, playgrounds, or other public grounds, public places and public buildings, places of amusement and entertainment, vacant lots or other unsupervised places between the hours of 11:00 P.M. and 6:00 A.M. of the following day, official local time, except on Fridays and Saturdays when the hours shall be 12:00 Midnight to 6:00 A.M. of the following day, official local time; provided, that this Section shall not apply to a minor accompanied by his/her parent, guardian or other adult having the care and custody of the minor, or where the minor is on an emergency errand or legitimate business directed by his/her parent, guardian or other adult person having the care and custody of the minor, such legitimate business including, but not limited to, employment and school activities or functions. Each violation of the provisions of this Section shall constitute a separate offense.

It shall be unlawful for the parent, guardian or other adult person having the care and custody of a minor under the age of eighteen (18) years to permit such minor to violate the provisions of Subsection (A). Each violation of the provision of this Section shall constitute a separate offense.

Any Police Officer finding a child violating the provisions of Subsection (A) shall warn the child to desist immediately from such violation and take the child to the Trenton Police Station where the Police Officer shall retain custody until the parent or guardian is located and the child released to such parent or guardian at the police station. The officer shall also report the violation to his/her superior officer, who shall cause a written notice to be served on the parent, guardian or person in charge of the child, setting forth the manner in which this Section has been violated. Any parent, guardian or person in charge of such child who permits such child to violate the provisions of Subsection (A), after receiving notice of the first (1st) violation shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation.

Section 215.2000 through Section 215.2080. (Reserved)