The following word meanings shall apply herein:
MINOR
Any unemancipated person under the age of 18 years.
PARENT
Includes either or both natural parents of a minor, the legal guardians
of the minor or any other adult persons who have voluntarily or otherwise
assumed the responsibilities of a natural parent with respect to custody,
care and control of the minor. For the purposes of the enforcement of this
chapter, the term "parent" shall not apply to natural parents, legal guardians
or other persons whose responsibility for the custody and control of the minor
has been transferred to another person or otherwise terminated by court order
or by the emancipation of the minor by marriage, military service or other
circumstances. Persons claiming the benefit of any such termination or transfer
of responsibilities shall bear the burden of establishing the same in any
proceedings hereunder.
VIOLATION OF THE PUBLIC PEACE
Includes any of the following acts: defacing, damaging or destroying
public property or the private property of another within the Township or
committing an assault or assault and battery upon another in the Township;
robbery, stealing or larceny, including shoplifting; knowingly receiving stolen
property; violation of any existing littering, glass disposal or curfew ordinances
of the Township; breaking and entering or entering without breaking into the property
of another with the intent to steal; threatening another with the intent of
extorting money or anything of value; possession or use of a controlled dangerous
substance, as the same shall be defined under N.J.S.A. 24:21-1 et seq; or
juvenile delinquency based upon any of the above offenses.
Any parent who shall violate the terms of this chapter shall, upon conviction
thereof, be subject to punishment by a fine not exceeding $500.
The remedy provisions of this chapter shall be cumulative, not exclusive,
and the state or any other persons shall have the right to proceed under any
legally available remedies.