This chapter is declared necessary for the preservation of the
public peace, health, safety, and welfare of the people of the City
of Bridgman, and is intended to address situations where persons responsible
for the care, supervision and well being of minors have failed to
act responsibly and reasonably in the care, supervision and well being
of said minor children, to the detriment of the general public.
As used in this chapter;
DELINQUENT ACT
An act which violates the laws of the United States, or the
statutes of the state of Michigan or the ordinances of the City of
Bridgman, or an act which would cause the minor to come under the
jurisdiction of the Family Division of the Circuit Court as defined
by MCLA § 712A.2, but a civil infraction traffic violation
shall not be considered a delinquent act under this chapter.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
DRUGS
Any controlled substance as defined now or hereafter by the
Public Health Code for the State of Michigan. Currently, such substances
are defined in Part 72 of the Public Health Code, being Sections 333.7201
et seq. of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
MINOR
Any unemancipated person under the age of 17 years.
RESPONSIBLE PERSON
Mother, father, legal guardian, a person in loco parentis
or any other person charged with the supervision, care or well being
of a minor, or any person having the care or custody of a minor, or
any person 17 years of age or older with whom the minor resides.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person who shall, by any act, omission, or by any word,
procure, counsel, aid, abet, encourage, contribute toward, cause or
tend to cause any minor to become delinquent so as to come under or
tend to come under the jurisdiction of the Family Division of the
Circuit Court, as defined in MCLA § 712A.2, whether or not
such child shall in fact be adjudicated a ward of the Circuit Court,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Should any section, subdivision, clause or phrase of this chapter
be declared by the courts to be invalid or unenforceable, such holding
shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the chapter as
a whole or of any part thereof, other than such parts so invalidated
or declared unenforceable.