[R.O. 2005 § 210.580; Ord. No.
338 § 2, 3-11-1999; Ord. No. 339 § 3, 3-11-1999]
For the purposes of this Article, the following words and phrases
are defined as follows:
A parent, guardian or adult male or female actually charged
with the care, custody and control of said juvenile.
An act which violates the Statutes of the United States,
the Statutes of the State of Missouri or the ordinances of the City
of Velda Village Hills, including curfew and moving traffic violations.
Guardian appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Any person less than seventeen (17) years of age at the time
of the alleged violation.
Any adult male or female actually charged with the care,
custody and control of the concerned juvenile. This may be 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 ordinance violation.
[R.O. 2005 § 210.590; Ord. No.
339 § 1, 3-11-1999]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of seventeen (17)
years to be in or upon any public place or way, including the streets
and sidewalks within the City of Velda Village Hills, between the
hours of 11:01 P.M. and 6:00 A.M. on weeknights and between 12:01
A.M. and 6:00 A.M. on weekends. The provisions of this Section shall
not apply to any such persons accompanied by a parent or guardian,
to any such person upon an errand or other legitimate business directed
by such person's parent or guardian, to any such person who is engaged
in gainful, lawful employment during said time period, or who is returning
or in route to said employment, or to any such person who is attending
or in route to or from any organized religious or school activity.
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
violation shall be guilty of an offense.
D.
Service Of Notice. The written notice provided in Subsection (C) 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.
[R.O. 2005 § 210.600]
A.
Whenever a minor shall be arrested or detained for the commission
of any ordinance violation 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 ordinance violation. 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 or successive violation of any ordinance violation.
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 violation, not less than two hundred dollars ($200.00) for a second 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).
[R.O. 2005 § 210.605; Ord. No.
338 §§ 1,3, 3-11-1999; Ord. No. 339 § 1, 3-11-1999]
B.
Said juvenile shall be detained at the Police Station until an adult
can retrieve him/her. However, if no parent, guardian or adult shall
respond and retrieve said juvenile, then said juvenile will be conveyed
to the St. Louis County Juvenile Authority in Clayton, Missouri.
C.
The penalties for violation of this Section shall be as set out in
Section 210.600.
