A parent, guardian or other person having legal custody of a
minor under eighteen (18) years of age who fails or neglects to exercise
reasonable supervision and control of the conduct of such minor shall
be liable for any willful, malicious or unlawful injury or destruction
by such minor of real or personal public property of the Township
of Barnegat.
Whenever the real or personal property of the Township of Barnegat
is destroyed or damaged by any willful, malicious or unlawful act
of a minor, the Township Committee may authorize the institution of
legal proceedings in Civil Court to hold the parent, guardian or other
person having legal custody of the minor under eighteen (18) years
of age liable for the damage caused to the real or personal property
of the township where such a parent, guardian or other person has
failed or neglected to exercise reasonable supervision and control
over the conduct of such minor under eighteen (18) years of age.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to parents whose
parental custody and control of such minor has been removed by court
order, decree, judgment, military service or marriage of such minor.
Notice of the existence of this ordinance and of the regulation
established by it shall be posted in or at such public or quasi-public
places as may be determined by the Chief of Police in order that the
public may be constantly informed of the existence of this ordinance
and its regulation.