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 Winchester, 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 minor so as to contribute to, cause or
tend to cause a minor to commit any criminal act.
[CC 1981 §225.020; Ord. No. 386 §§2 — 4, 8-13-1975]
A.
A child
under the age of seventeen (17) years shall not loiter, idle, stroll
or drive or ride in an automobile or play in or upon public streets,
highways, roads, alleys, parks, playgrounds 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. on Friday and Saturday nights and between 10:00
P.M. and 6:00 A.M. on all other nights of the week, provided however,
that the provisions of this Subsection do not apply to a child accompanied
by his/her parent, guardian or other adult person having the care
and custody of the child or where the child 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 child. Each violation
of the provisions of this Section shall constitute a separate offense.
B.
A parent,
guardian or other adult having the care and custody of a child under
the age of seventeen (17) years shall not knowingly permit such child
to loiter, idle, wander, stroll or play in or upon public streets,
highways, roads, alleys, parks, playgrounds or other public grounds,
public places, 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. on Friday and Saturday nights and between 10:00
P.M. and 6:00 A.M. on all other nights of the week, provided however,
that the provisions of this Subsection do not apply when the child
is accompanied by his/her parent, guardian or other adult person having
the care and custody of the child or where the child 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 child. Each
violation of the provisions of this Subsection shall constitute a
separate offense.
C.
A child who violates the provisions of this Section shall upon the first (1st) violation be given a warning notice and a copy of said notice shall be given to the parent, guardian or other person in charge of such child. Upon the second (2nd) and subsequent violation of this Section, a person who violates Subsection (B) of this Section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to fine of not less than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) and such child upon the second (2nd) and subsequent violation of this Section shall be arrested and turned over to the juvenile authorities of St. Louis County, Missouri, for violation of this Section.
A.
Whenever
a minor shall be arrested or detained for the commission of any criminal
act within the City, the Police Department shall, as soon as possible
thereafter, deliver written notice to the minor's parent of the arrest
or detention, and such notice shall advise the parent 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 minor so as to contribute to, cause or tend to cause a minor 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 minor commits a second (2nd) or successive violation of any criminal act.
C.
Each violation of the provisions of this Section shall constitute a separate offense. Any person who shall violate 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 Subsection (B) of 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).
