For the purpose of this Article, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings as set out herein:
An act which violates the Statutes of the United States,
the Statutes of the State of Missouri, or the ordinances of the City
of Green Park, including curfew and moving traffic violations.
Any person under the age of seventeen (17).
The mother, father, legal guardian, or any person having
the care or custody of a minor.
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.
A.
It
shall be unlawful for any minor to loiter, idle, wander, stroll or
to drive or ride in an automobile, or play in or upon the public streets,
highways, roads, alleys, parks, playgrounds, wharves, docks, 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, except
on Fridays and Saturdays, when the hours shall be 12:00 Midnight to
6:00 A.M., official City time; provided however, that the provisions
of this Section do not apply to a minor accompanied by his/her parent
or where the minor is upon an emergency errand or legitimate business
directed by his/her parent.
B.
It
shall be unlawful for any parent to knowingly permit such minor to
loiter, idle, wander, stroll or to drive or ride in an automobile,
or play in or upon the public streets, highways, roads, alleys, parks,
playgrounds, wharves, docks, 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, except on Fridays and Saturdays,
when the hours shall be 12:00 Midnight to 6:00 A.M., official City
time; provided however, that the provisions of this Section do not
apply to a minor accompanied by his/her parent, or where the minor
is upon an emergency errand or legitimate business directed by his/her
parent.
A.
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.
B.
Each
violation of the provisions of this Section shall constitute a separate
offense. Any person convicted of violating this Section shall be subject
to imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days and/or a fine of
not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for the first (1st) violation,
not less than two hundred dollars ($200.00) for a second (2nd) violation,
and not less than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for any successive
violation. 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 two thousand
dollars ($2,000.00).
A.
Whenever
a minor shall be arrested or detained for the commission of any criminal
act within the City of Green Park, the arresting officer may retain
custody of the minor until the parent is located and the minor delivered
to him/her, or the officer may also release the child at the scene
with a written notice of referral to the St. Louis County Juvenile
Court. The Juvenile Court shall cause a written notice to be served
on the parent describing the alleged criminal act and identifying
the alleged violation of law.
B.
Written
parental notice as defined in this Section shall be prima facie evidence
of:
