[Ord. No. 2028 § 1, 4-20-2006]
(a) 
Definitions. For the purpose of this section, 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 Bellefontaine Neighbors, including curfew and moving traffic violations.
MINOR
Any person under the age of seventeen (17).
PARENT
Mother, father, legal guardian or any person having the care or custody of a minor.
(b) 
No parent shall knowingly permit, encourage, aid or cause a minor to commit a criminal act or engage in any conduct which would be injurious to the minor's morals or health.
(c) 
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 a criminal act.
(d) 
Notification of responsibility:
(1) 
Whenever a minor shall be arrested or detained for the commission of any criminal act within the city, the police department shall immediately notify the minor's parent of the arrest or detention and shall advise the parent of his responsibility under this section.
(2) 
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.
(3) 
A record of said notifications shall be kept by the police department.
(e) 
Written notification of responsibility as provided by this section shall be prima facie evidence that a parent has failed to exercise customary and effective control over a minor as required hereby if the minor commits a second (2nd) or successive criminal act of any kind.
(f) 
Each violation of any of the provisions of this section shall constitute a separate offense. Any person who shall violate this section shall be subject to punishment as provided by section 1-10 of this Code of Ordinances. In addition, upon a plea or finding of guilt for violating any of the requirements of this section, the court may, either as a condition of any probation granted to any parent found guilty of violating this section or otherwise, 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).