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 the City
of Vinita Park, Missouri, including moving traffic violations
MINOR
Any person under the age of seventeen (17).
PARENT
Mother, father, a legal guardian or any person having the
care or custody of a minor or student.
1.
No parent shall knowingly permit, encourage, aid or cause a
minor or student to commit a criminal act or engage in any conduct
which could be injurious to the minor's morals or health. No parent
shall fail to exercise customary and effective control over a minor
or student so as to allow, contribute to, cause, or tend to cause
a minor or student to commit a criminal act.
2.
Notification of responsibility.
a.
Whenever a minor or student shall be arrested or detained for
the commission of any criminal act within the City of Vinita Park,
Missouri, the Police Department shall immediately notify, in writing,
the minor's or student's parent of the arrest or detention and shall
advise the parent of his/her responsibility under this Section and
such parent shall appear in the said Police Department within forty-eight
(48) hours after such notice.
b.
A record of said notifications shall be kept by the Police Department.
c.
A parent receiving notification pursuant to this Section may
elect to pre-emptively seek interventions available under Subsection
(4) of this Section. Successful compliance with an appropriate intervention
will void the notification which cannot thereafter be used as prima
facie evidence under Subsection (3) of this Section.
3.
Written parental notice as defined in Subsection
(2) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence of parental neglect if the minor or student commits a second (2nd) or successive violation of any criminal act. Each violation of the provisions of this Section shall constitute a separate offense. Any person who shall violate this Section shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). Before punishment is imposed, the person found guilty of violating the provisions of this Section must be offered either a suspended imposition of sentence (SIS) or suspended execution of sentence (SES) of up to one (1) year that requires mandatory compliance with interventions as set out in Subsection
(4) of this Section. In addition, the court may, as a condition of any probation granted to any parent found guilty of violating 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 four thousand dollars ($4,000.00).
4.
Mandatory interventions to be imposed under probation.
a.
For violations of this Section, the court may impose one (1)
or more of the following interventions:
(1)
Assessment related to mental and emotional health and compliance
with therapeutic program related to same;
(2)
Assessment related to need for social service resources and
compliance with recommendations made by case worker related to same;
(3)
Assessment related to substance abuse and compliance with treatment
program related to same;
(4)
Assessment related to employment status and compliance with
a recommended course of action to increase the prospects of employment
to include enrollment in either a school, a vocational training program,
or other jobs training program;
(5)
Monitoring of the minor's /student's academic and behavioral
performance;
(6)
Any other intervention the court deems necessary to effectuate
the purposes of this Section.
b.
Coordination with educational institutions.
(1)
The court, court officers, and relevant court personnel shall
coordinate the intervention efforts with Normandy School District's
liaison to the City's Municipal Court, or comparable personnel from
other school districts as are necessary. The court may order compliance
with interventions submitted by district personnel.
(2)
School district personnel may provide compliance reports for
the court's use in ascertaining whether defendants are satisfying
the terms of probation.
STUDENT
Any person under the age of eighteen (18) enrolled in a primary
or secondary education institution or home school.