Definitions. For the purpose of this Section,
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 Vinita Park, Missouri, including moving traffic violations
Any person under the age of seventeen (17).
Mother, father, a legal guardian or any person having the
care or custody of a minor or student.
No parent shall knowingly permit, encourage, aid or cause a
minor or student to commit a criminal act or engage in any conduct
which could be injurious to the minor's morals or health. No parent
shall fail to exercise customary and effective control over a minor
or student so as to allow, contribute to, cause, or tend to cause
a minor or student to commit a criminal act.
Notification of responsibility.
Whenever a minor or student shall be arrested or detained for
the commission of any criminal act within the City of Vinita Park,
Missouri, the Police Department shall immediately notify, in writing,
the minor's or student's parent of the arrest or detention and shall
advise the parent of his/her responsibility under this Section and
such parent shall appear in the said Police Department within forty-eight
(48) hours after such notice.
A record of said notifications shall be kept by the Police Department.
A parent receiving notification pursuant to this Section may
elect to pre-emptively seek interventions available under Subsection
(4) of this Section. Successful compliance with an appropriate intervention
will void the notification which cannot thereafter be used as prima
facie evidence under Subsection (3) of this Section.
Written parental notice as defined in Subsection (2) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence of parental neglect if the minor or student commits a second (2nd) or successive violation of any criminal act. Each violation of the provisions of this Section shall constitute a separate offense. Any person who shall violate this Section shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). Before punishment is imposed, the person found guilty of violating the provisions of this Section must be offered either a suspended imposition of sentence (SIS) or suspended execution of sentence (SES) of up to one (1) year that requires mandatory compliance with interventions as set out in Subsection (4) of this Section. In addition, the court may, as a condition of any probation granted to any parent found guilty of violating 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 four thousand dollars ($4,000.00).
Mandatory interventions to be imposed under probation.
For violations of this Section, the court may impose one (1)
or more of the following interventions:
Assessment related to mental and emotional health and compliance
with therapeutic program related to same;
Assessment related to need for social service resources and
compliance with recommendations made by case worker related to same;
Assessment related to substance abuse and compliance with treatment
program related to same;
Assessment related to employment status and compliance with
a recommended course of action to increase the prospects of employment
to include enrollment in either a school, a vocational training program,
or other jobs training program;
Monitoring of the minor's /student's academic and behavioral
performance;
Any other intervention the court deems necessary to effectuate
the purposes of this Section.
Coordination with educational institutions.
The court, court officers, and relevant court personnel shall
coordinate the intervention efforts with Normandy School District's
liaison to the City's Municipal Court, or comparable personnel from
other school districts as are necessary. The court may order compliance
with interventions submitted by district personnel.
School district personnel may provide compliance reports for
the court's use in ascertaining whether defendants are satisfying
the terms of probation.
Any person under the age of eighteen (18) enrolled in a primary
or secondary education institution or home school.
A.
Nighttime Curfew. It shall be unlawful for any person under
the age of eighteen (18) years to be in or upon any public place or
way within the City of Vinita Park between the hours of 11:00 P.M.
and 6:00 A.M. of the following day. The provisions of this Section
shall not apply:
1.
To any such persons accompanied by a parent or guardian;
2.
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;
3.
To any such person who is attending or in route to or from any organized
religious or school activity;
4.
To any such person who is seeking medical aid, assistance from law
enforcement, or such other exigent or emergency circumstances requiring
that said person is outside of their residence.
B.
Daytime Curfew. It shall be unlawful for persons under the
age of eighteen (18) years and older than the age of six (6) years
who are suspended, expelled, or dropped out from school to loiter
in public within the City of Vinita Park, including, but not limited
to, all public streets, parks, playgrounds and businesses located
within the City of Vinita Park, unless accompanied by an adult relative.
C.
Truancy Enforced.
1.
No parent, guardian, or other person in this City having charge,
control or custody of a child from the ages of seven (7) to seventeen
(17) years of age shall, without excuse or exemption, knowingly permit
said child to absent herself/himself from attendance at a public,
private, parochial, parish or home school on such dates, and during
such hours, as the school may be regularly in session.
D.
Responsibility Of Parent. The parent, guardian or other
adult person having the care and custody of a person under the age
of eighteen (18) years shall not knowingly permit such person to violate
this Section.
E.
Notice To Parent. Any Law Enforcement Officer finding any person under the age of eighteen (18) 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 under Section 210.1970 (Parental Neglect Prohibited).
F.
Service Of Notice. The written notice provided in Subsection (E) 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.
No
person seventeen (17) years of age or under shall operate or be a
passenger on a bicycle, scooter, roller skates, roller blades or skateboard,
unless the child shall wear protective headgear which properly fits
and is fastened securely on the head of the operator or passenger.
B.
The
headgear shall meet or exceed the impact standard for protective bicycle
helmets set by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the American
National Standards Institute (ANSI), the Snell Memorial Foundation
or the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM).
C.
No
parent, custodian or legal guardian of a person seventeen (17) years
of age or under shall allow that person to operate or be a passenger
on a bicycle, scooter, roller skates, roller blades or skateboard,
unless the child shall wear protective headgear which properly fits
and is fastened securely on the head of the operator or passenger.
This is an offense of absolute liability.
D.
Any
person who violates the provisions of this Chapter shall be subject
to a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) plus court
costs.
A.
It
shall be unlawful for any juvenile, aged eighteen (18) years or younger
and suspended from school, to loiter in public within the City of
Vinita Park, Missouri, including, but not limited to, all public streets,
parks, playgrounds and businesses located within the City of Vinita
Park, Missouri, unless accompanied by an adult relative.
B.
Any
person convicted of violating the provisions of this Section shall
be punished by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00).
C.
Responsibilities Of Parents.
1.
Responsibility of parent. The parent, guardian
or other adult person having the care and custody of a person under
the age of eighteen (18) years shall not knowingly permit such person
to violate this Section.
2.
Notice to parent. Any Police Officer finding any
person under the age of eighteen (18) 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 a misdemeanor
offense.
3.
Service of notice. The written notice provided
for herein 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 eighteen (18) 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.
4.
Violation of this Section shall subject parents and guardians to
punishment by fine up to five hundred dollars ($500.00) and/or incarceration
of up to ninety (90) days.
