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Cross Reference — As to alcohol-related offenses involving minors, §600.060.
For the purposes of this Article, the following words and phrases are defined as follows:
GUARDIAN
Guardian appointed by court of competent jurisdiction.
MINOR
Any person under the age of seventeen (17).
PARENT
The natural or adoptive father or mother, legal guardian or any other person having the care or custody of a minor child.
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 offense.
[R.O. 2010 §215.550; Ord. No. 1-90 §1, 1-2-1990]
A. 
It is unlawful for any minor under the age of seventeen (17) years to loiter, idle, wander, stroll or to drive or ride in any automobile, or play in or upon the public streets, highways, roads, alleys, 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 Glendale, between the hours of 11:00 P.M. and 6:00 A.M. of the following day, official local time, except on Fridays and Saturdays when the hours shall be 12:00 Midnight to 6:00 A.M. of the following day, 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 legitimate business directed by his/her parent, guardian, or other adult person having the care and custody of the minor.
B. 
It is unlawful for the parent, guardian, or other adult person having the care and custody of a minor under the age of seventeen (17) years to knowingly permit such minor to loiter, idle, wander, stroll or play in or upon the public streets, highways, roads, alleys, parks, playgrounds, or other public grounds, places of amusement and entertainment, vacant lots or other unsupervised places within the City of Glendale, between the hours of 11:00 P.M. and 6:00 A.M. of the following day, official local time, except on Fridays and Saturdays when the hours shall be 12:00 Midnight to 6:00 A.M. of the following day, 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.
C. 
Any Police Officer finding a child violating the provisions of this Section shall warn the child to cease and desist immediately from such violation. The Police Officer may take the child into custody and release him/her to his/her parent or guardian and refer the child to Juvenile Court.
D. 
After receiving notice of the first (1st) violation by the child any parent, guardian or other person in charge of such child who knowingly permits such child to again violate the provision of this Section shall be fined according to Section 100.070, General Penalty of this Code.
A. 
Whenever a minor shall be arrested or detained for the commission of any offense 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 Law Enforcement 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 offense. 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 offense.
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).