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Cross Reference: As to alcohol-related offenses involving minors, § 600.060.
For the purposes of this Article, the following words and phrases are defined as follows:
GUARDIAN
Guardian appointed by court of competent jurisdiction.
MINOR
A child as defined in Section 211.021, RSMo.
PARENT
The natural or adoptive father or mother, legal guardian or any other person having the care or custody of a minor child.
PARENTAL NEGLECT
Any act or omission by which a parent fails to exercise customary and effective control over a minor so as to contribute to, cause or tend to cause a minor to commit any offense.
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any minor to be in or upon any public place or way within the City of St. Ann between the hours of 11:00 P.M. and 6:00 A.M. of the following day, except on Fridays and Saturdays, when the hours shall be from 12:00 Midnight to 6:00 A.M. of the following Saturday or Sunday, as the case may be. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any such persons accompanied by a parent or guardian, to any such person upon an errand or other legitimate business directed by such person's parent or guardian, to any such person who is engaged in gainful, lawful employment during said time period, or who is returning or in route to said employment, or to any such person who is attending or in route to or from any organized religious or school activity.
B. 
Responsibility Of Parent. The parent, guardian or other adult person having the care and custody of a minor shall not knowingly permit such person to violate this Section.
C. 
Notice To Parent. Any Law Enforcement Officer finding any minor violating the provisions of this Section shall warn such person to desist immediately from such violation and shall promptly report the violation to his/her superior officer who shall cause a written notice to be served upon the parent, guardian or person in charge of such person setting forth the manner in which this Section has been violated. Any parent, guardian or person in charge of such person who shall knowingly permit such person to violate the provisions of this Section, after receiving notice of the first violation, shall be guilty of an offense.
D. 
Service Of Notice. The written notice provided in Subsection (C) may be served by leaving a copy thereof at the residence of such parent, guardian or person in charge of the minor in violation of this Section or by mailing such notice to the last known address of such parent, guardian or person in charge of such person, wherever such person may be found.
A. 
Whenever a minor shall be arrested or detained for the commission of any offense within the City, the Police Department shall, as soon as possible thereafter, deliver written notice to the minor's parent of the arrest or detention, and such notice shall advise the parent of his/her responsibility under this Section. The notice shall be in such a form as to be signed by the notified parent signifying receipt thereof. If the parent refuses to sign said notice, the notifying Law Enforcement Officer shall indicate such refusal on the notice.
B. 
No parent shall fail to exercise customary and effective control over a minor so as to contribute to, cause or tend to cause a minor to commit any offense. Written parental notice as defined in Subsection (A) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence of parental neglect if the minor commits a second or successive violation of any offense.
C. 
Each violation of the provisions of this Section shall constitute a separate offense. Any person who shall violate this Section shall be subject to a penalty as set forth in Section 100.220 of this Code. In addition, the court may, as a condition of any probation granted to any parent found guilty of violating Subsection (B) of this Section, order the defendant to make restitution to any person who has been damaged by the misconduct of the minor in an amount not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000.00).
[R.O. 1998 §215.750; CC 1988 §15-378; Ord. No. 1829 §1, 8-7-1995; Ord. No. 3031 §215.1980, 12-5-2016]
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Purpose And Findings. The Board of Aldermen of the City of St. Ann has found and determined that unsupervised gatherings where alcoholic beverages or controlled substances are in the possession of, consumed by, or delivered to, persons under the age of twenty-one (21) years constitute a potential hazard to the health, safety and welfare of those in attendance at such gatherings and for others. The Board of Aldermen has further found and determined that the supervision of gatherings at which alcoholic beverages or controlled substances are in the possession of consumed by, or delivered to, persons under twenty-one (21) years of age is necessary in order to safeguard the peace, health, safety and general welfare of the public.
B. 
Definitions. The following definitions shall apply to the provisions of this Section:
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Any beverage consisting of intoxicating liquor or malt liquor, as those terms are defined in Section 600.010 of Chapter 600 of this Code.
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
Any drug, substance or immediate precursor defined or described as such in Section 195.010, RSMo., as same may be amended.
DELIVERY OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES OR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
A gift or exchange of an alcoholic beverage or controlled substance from one person to another.
GATHERING, PARTY or EVENT
An assemblage or a group of persons for a social occasion or for a social activity.
MINOR
Any person under the age of twenty-one (21) years.
PARENT
A natural or adoptive parent, or a guardian, or the adult designee of either of them.
PERSON IN CONTROL OF THE PREMISES
An adult who owns, leases, rents or is otherwise the lawful occupant of any premises, or the adult designee thereof.
PRACTITIONER
Any medical professional or other person, as defined or described in Section 195.010, RSMo., as same may be amended.
C. 
Use Of Premises For Consumption Of Alcoholic Beverages Or Controlled Substances. It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly or negligently permit, on or in a premises under his/her control, the consumption of alcoholic beverages or controlled substances by a minor; provided that this shall not apply to the following:
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The delivery of alcoholic beverages to a minor or the consumption of alcoholic beverages by a minor in connection with the performance of any bona fide religious service under the supervision of an adult, with the consent of the person in control of the premises.
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The delivery of an alcoholic beverage to a minor, by that minor's parent, and under the direct supervision of the parent.
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The possession or consumption of, or the delivery to a minor, of a controlled substance prescribed for that minor by a practitioner, when such delivery is by that minor's parent or by the person in control of the premises provided that such person has obtained the prior consent of that minor's parent.
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Duty To Supervise. It shall be unlawful for any person in control of a premises to leave such premises when it is reasonably foreseeable that such premises may be used for a gathering at which alcoholic beverages or controlled substances may be in the possession of or consumed by minors.
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Rental Of A Premises. It shall be unlawful for any owner, or agent or employee thereof, to rent any premises to a minor or to an adult when it is reasonably foreseeable that such adult will leave such premises and that such premises may be used for a gathering at which alcoholic beverages or controlled substances may be in the possession of or consumed by minors, except as hereinabove provided in Subsection (C).
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Duty To Disperse. Any person in control of a premises at which alcoholic beverages or controlled substances are in the possession of or are being consumed by minors shall cause all persons in or on said premises who are not lawful residents thereof to disperse not more than fifteen (15) minutes after personally receiving an order to do so, issued by a Police Officer.
[R.O. 1998 §215.755; Ord. No. 2089 §1, 9-7-1999; Ord. No. 3031 §215.1990, 12-5-2016]
A. 
No person shall sell a hand-held laser pointer to any person under the age of eighteen (18).
B. 
No person under the age of eighteen (18) shall possess a hand-held laser pointer; provided that this prohibition shall not apply where the possession by such minor is with the permission and supervision of the parent, guardian or other adult person having the care and custody of such minor.
C. 
It is unlawful for any person to focus, point or shine a laser beam directly or indirectly on another person or animal in such a manner as to harass, annoy, or injure said person or animal.