For the purposes of this Article, the following words and phrases
are defined as follows:
An act which violates the Statutes of the United States,
the Statutes of the State of Missouri or the ordinances of the City
of Oakland, including curfew and moving traffic violations.
Guardian appointed by court of competent jurisdiction.
Any person under the age of seventeen (17).
The natural father or mother or the adoptive father or mother.
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 criminal act.
[CC 1997 §19-6]
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 City of Oakland
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 12:00 Midnight
to 6:00 A.M. of the following day. 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 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.
A.
Whenever
a minor shall be arrested or detained for the commission of any criminal
act within the City, the Police Department may, 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 (2nd) or successive violation of any criminal act.
C.
Each violation of the provisions of this Section shall constitute a separate offense. In addition to any cost and fine imposed, 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).