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 Lake Saint Louis, 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 juvenile so as to contribute to, cause
or tend to cause a juvenile to commit any criminal act.
[CC 1988 §78.010; Ord. No. 575 §1, 10-3-1988]
A.
It
shall be unlawful for any minor under the age of eighteen (18) years
to loiter, idle, wander, stroll, or to drive or ride in or on any
wheeled vehicle, or play in or upon the public streets, highways,
roads, parks, playground or other public grounds, public places, public
buildings, places of amusement and entertainment, vacant lots or other
unsupervised places within the City of Lake Saint Louis between the
hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 A.M., official local time, except
that this Section does not apply to a minor accompanied by his/her
parent, guardian or other adult person having the care and custody
of the minor, or where the minor is upon an emergency errand or a
specific lawful errand at the request of or by the direction of his/her
parent, guardian or other adult person having the care and custody
of the minor.
[Ord. No. 4548, 9-5-2023]
B.
It
shall be unlawful for the parent, guardian or other adult person having
the care and custody of a minor under the age of eighteen (18) years
to permit such minor to loiter, idle, wander, stroll or to drive or
ride in or on any wheeled vehicle, or play in or upon the public streets,
highways, roads, parks, playgrounds or other public grounds, public
places and public buildings, places of amusement and entertainment,
vacant lots or other unsupervised places within the City of Lake Saint
Louis between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 A.M., official
local time, except that this Section does not apply when the minor
is accompanied by his/her parent, guardian or other adult person having
the care and custody of the minor, or where the minor is upon an emergency
errand or legitimate business directed by his/her parent, guardian
or other adult person having the care and custody of the minor.
[Ord. No. 4548, 9-5-2023]
C.
It
shall be unlawful for any person to enter or be upon the premises
of any City park between sunset and sunrise. Persons using lighted
playing fields during hours that have been approved by the City Administrator
or his/her designee shall be exempt from the sunset to sunrise restrictions.
D.
The
City Administrator or his/her designated agent shall be empowered
to extend the hours of lawful park usage on a temporary basis when
it appears that such temporary extension is necessary to promote the
recreational interest of the City and its inhabitants, and when it
further appears that such temporary extension will not impair the
spirit and purpose of this Article.
E.
Any
parent, guardian or person in charge of said minor who permits such
minor again to violate the provision of this Section after receiving
notice of first (1st) violation or any person found in violation of
this Section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not
less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars
($500.00) or ninety (90) days in Jail, or both.
A.
Whenever
a juvenile shall be taken into juvenile custody for the commission
of any criminal act or ordinance violation within the City, the Police
Department shall notify said juvenile's parent or guardian of such
fact and make said parent or guardian aware 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 juvenile so as to contribute to, cause or tend to cause a juvenile 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 juvenile commits a second (2nd) or successive violation of any criminal act.
C.
In addition to any penalty 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 juvenile in an amount not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000.00).
