[Ord. #99-11, § I]
A.
Findings. The Township Committee finds and declares that the uncontrolled
and unsupervised activities of minor persons within the Township are
detrimental to the maintenance of public safety and contrary to the
general welfare. It is further found and declared that parental responsibility
for the proper control and supervision of minor children is essential
to effective law enforcement within the Township.
B.
Definitions. The following word meanings shall apply herein:
(1)
A VIOLATION OF THE PUBLIC PEACE — The term "a violation of
the public peace" shall be defined as including any of the following
acts: defacing, damaging or destroying public property or the private
property of another, within the Township or committing an assault
or assault and battery upon another within the Township; robbery,
stealing or larceny including shoplifting; knowingly receiving stolen
property; or breaking and entering without breaking into the property
of another with the intent to steal; or threatening another with the
intent to extorting money or anything of value; or possession or use
of a controlled dangerous substance, as same shall be defined under
R.S. 24:21-1 et seq., or juvenile delinquency based upon any of the
above offenses.
(2)
PARENT — The term "parent" shall be defined to include either
or both birth or adoptive parents of a minor, the legal guardians
of the minor or any other adult person who have voluntarily or otherwise
assumed the responsibilities of a parent with respect to custody,
care and control of the minor. For the purposes of the enforcement
of this chapter, the term "parent" shall not apply to parents, legal
guardians or other persons whose responsibility for the custody and
control of the minor has been transferred to another person or otherwise
terminated by court order or by the emancipation of the minor by marriage,
military service or other circumstances. Persons claiming the benefit
of any such termination or transfer of responsibilities shall bear
the burden of establishing the same in any proceedings hereunder.
(3)
MINOR — The term "minor" shall be defined to mean any unemancipated
person under the age of eighteen (18) years.
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A.
It shall be unlawful for any parent to assist, aid, abet, allow,
permit, suffer or encourage a minor to commit a violation of the public
peace, as defined herein, either by overt act, by failure to act or
by lack of supervision and control over such minor. Whenever a minor
shall be taken into custody or detained for the commission of any
such violation of the public peace within the Township of Plumsted,
the parents of such minor shall be immediately notified by the Police
Division of such custody or detention and the reasons therefor and
of the responsibility of parents under this section.
B.
In addition to those procedures established as a deterrent to juvenile
acts of vandalism and to parental neglect of child supervision pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 2A:53A-14, and upon the conviction of any minor for any
high misdemeanor, misdemeanor or violation of any statutes of the
State of New Jersey or ordinances of the Township of Plumsted which
acts include vandalism, destruction or damage to realty, personality,
pets, animals livestock, or other chattel, the parent or parents,
lawful guardian or guardians of such juvenile shall be responsible
for financial reimbursement to the victim of such crime or offenses.
A complaint shall issue and upon determination by the court that there
in fact have been financial losses suffered by the victim, the court
shall determine the amount of restitution to be made within a prescribed
time but not longer than thirty (30) days.
C.
Any person who fails to comply with an order for restitution as hereinabove
set forth shall be deemed in violation of this section and shall be
in contempt of court and in violation of this chapter.
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Any parent who shall violate the terms of this section shall,
upon conviction thereof, be subject to punishment by a fine not exceeding
five hundred dollars ($500.).
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The remedy provisions of this section shall be cumulative, not
exclusive, and the state or any other person shall have the right
to proceed under any legally available remedies.
