A parent, guardian or other person having legal custody of an infant under eighteen (18) years of age who fails or neglects to exercise reasonable supervision and control of the conduct of such infant shall be liable for any willful, malicious or unlawful injury or destruction by such infant of real or personal public property of the Township of Plumsted.
Whenever the real or personal property of the Township of Plumsted is destroyed or damaged by any willful, malicious or unlawful act of a minor, the governing body may authorize the institution of legal proceedings in civil court to hold the parent, guardian or other person having legal custody of the infant 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 infant under eighteen (18) years of age.
Under the provisions of this chapter shall not apply to parents who parental custody and control of such infant has been removed by court order, decree, judgment, military service or marriage of such infant.