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 Lockwood, 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. A-288 §1, 11-10-1997]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any minor:
the age of twelve (12) years or under to be in or upon any public street, highway, alley, road, park, playground, public grounds, public place or public building, place of amusement and entertainment, vacant lot or any other unsupervised place in the City between the hours of 9:30 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. of the following day, on weekdays, and between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. of the following day, on weekends; or [Ord. No. A-464 §1, 4-13-2015]
the age of thirteen (13) to age seventeen (17) to be in or upon any public street, highway, alley, road, park, playground, public grounds, public place or public building, place of amusement and entertainment, vacant lot or any other unsupervised place in the City between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. of the following day, on weekdays, and between the hours of 12:30 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., on weekends;
unless such minor is attending to urgent business and can give a satisfactory reason for being in or upon the places hereinbefore mentioned, or is accompanied by a parent, guardian, adult relative or adult friend approved by a parent or guardian. When upon such lawful errands, it shall be deemed a violation of this Section for any such minor to loiter or linger or ride aimlessly upon the streets, highways, alleys, roads or public places in the City, but such minor must transact such business as speedily as possible.
B. 
Responsibility Of Parent. The parent, guardian or other adult person having the care and custody of a person under the age of seventeen (17) years shall not knowingly permit such person to violate this Section.
C. 
Notice To Parent. Any Police Officer finding any person under the age of seventeen (17) years violating the provisions of this Section shall warn such person to desist immediately from such violation and shall promptly report the violation to his/her superior Officer, who shall cause a written notice to be served upon the parent, guardian or person in charge of such person, setting forth the manner in which this Section has been violated. Any parent, guardian or person in charge of such person who shall knowingly permit such person to violate the provisions of this Section, after receiving notice of the first (1st) violation, shall be guilty of an offense.
D. 
Service Of Notice. The written notice provided in Subsection (D) may be served by leaving a copy thereof at the residence of such parent, guardian or person in charge of the person in violation of this Section, with any person found at such residence over the age of seventeen (17) years, or by mailing such notice to the last-known address of such parent, guardian or person in charge of such person, wherever such person may be found.
[Ord. No. A-260 §§1 — 4, 3-12-1996]
A. 
A person commits the offense of "failing to supervise a minor" if: The person is the parent, legal guardian or person with legal responsibility for the safety and welfare of a child under eighteen (18) years of age and the child has been found on private property or premises open to the public in violation of any provision of the ordinances of the City of Lockwood, Missouri.
B. 
It shall be a defense to the offense of failure to supervise a minor if the child's violation of the Code occurred in the presence of the person. It shall be a defense to the offense of failure to supervise a minor if the violation occurred on private property of the person. It shall be a further affirmative defense that the person:
1. 
Took reasonable steps to control the conduct of the child at the time the person is alleged to have failed to supervise, and
2. 
Reported the conduct of the child to the appropriate authorities.
C. 
In addition to any fine or penalty imposed pursuant to this Section, the court may order the person to pay any restitution to a victim of the minor's conduct. The amount of restitution ordered pursuant to this Section shall not exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00).
D. 
Violation of this Section shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or ninety (90) days imprisonment, or by both such fine and imprisonment, plus court costs.