As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
MINOR
Any unemancipated person under the age of eighteen (18) years.
PARENT
Includes either or both natural parents of a minor, the legal
guardians of such minor or any other adult persons who have voluntarily
or otherwise assumed the responsibilities of a natural parent with
respect to custody, care and control of said minor. For the purposes
of the enforcement of this chapter, the term "parent" shall not apply
to natural parents, legal guardians or other persons whose responsibility
for the custody and control of such minor has been transferred to
another person or otherwise terminated by court order or by the emancipation
of said 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.
VIOLATION OF THE PUBLIC PEACE
Includes any of the following acts: defacing, damaging or
destroying public property or the private property of another within
the City of Perth Amboy, or committing an assault or an assault and
battery upon another in the City of Perth Amboy; robbery, stealing
or larceny, including shoplifting; knowingly receiving stolen property;
violation of any existing loitering or curfew laws of the City of
Perth Amboy; or breaking and entering or entering without breaking
into the property of another with the intent to steal; or threatening
another with the intention of extorting money or anything of value;
or possession and/or use of a controlled dangerous substance, as same
shall be defined under Title 24, Revised Statutes of New Jersey; or juvenile delinquency based upon any of the above offenses.
Any parent who shall violate the terms of this chapter shall,
upon conviction thereof, be subject to punishment by a fine not exceeding
five hundred dollars ($500).
The remedy provisions of this chapter shall be cumulative, not
exclusive, and the state or any other person shall have the right
to proceed under any other legally available remedies.