For the purposes of this Article, the following words and phrases
are defined as follows:
CRIMINAL ACT
An act which violates the Statutes of the United States,
the Statutes of the State of Missouri, or the ordinances of the City
of Frontenac,including curfew and moving traffic violations.
GUARDIAN
Guardian appointed by court of competent jurisdiction.
MINOR
Any person under the age of seventeen (17).
PARENT
The natural father or mother, or the adoptive father or mother.
PARENTAL NEGLECT
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.
[Ord. No. 95-1061A §§1
— 6, 1-16-1996; Ord. No. 2016-1809 § 1, 12-20-2016]
A. Definitions. For purposes of this Section, the following
definitions shall apply:
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
Any drug, substance or immediate precursor defined or described
as such in Section 195.010, RSMo., and as amended.
MINOR
Any person under twenty-one (21) years of age.
PARENT
The natural (or adoptive) parent, the guardian, or an adult
designee of either of them.
PRACTITIONER
Any professional or other person as defined in Section 195.010,
RSMo., and as amended.
B. No
person shall knowingly permit, on or within any premises under his/her
control or ownership within the City, the consumption of alcoholic
beverages or the use of controlled substances by a minor; excepting
only:
1. The delivery to or consumption of alcoholic beverages by a minor
in connection with any bona fide religious service or observance under
the direct supervision of an adult, with the consent of the owner
or person in control of the premises, and with the express consent
of said minor's parent for that particular occasion and at that particular
premises;
2. The delivery to or consumption of alcoholic beverages by a minor
pursuant to the express consent of said minor's parent for that particular
occasion and at that particular premises; and
3. The possession or use by a minor of a controlled substance lawfully
prescribed by a practitioner and pursuant to the express consent of
the minor's parent for that particular substance pursuant to the directions
of said practitioner.
C. No
person owning, in control of or in supervision over any premises shall
knowingly permit alcoholic beverages or controlled substances to be
in the possession of or to be used by minors at or within said premises.
D. No person shall rent any premises, room or other portion of a building or grounds to a minor or to an adult when it is reasonably certain that minors may utilize said premises for a gathering at which alcoholic beverages or controlled substances will be in the possession of or used by minors, in any manner prohibited by above Subsection
(B).
E. Any
person in ownership of, control of or supervision over any premises
at which alcoholic beverages or controlled substances are in the possession
of or are being used by minors shall cause all such minors in or about
the premises to disperse within fifteen (15) minutes of being so directed
by a City Police Officer.