[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Rockledge 12-11-1978 by Ord. No. 404 (Ch. 6, Part 3, of the 2005 Code of Ordinances). Amendments noted where applicable.]
The following terms, words and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings ascribed to them:
ALLOW, PERMIT OR SUFFER
In order for a parent to violate this chapter, utilizing the terminology "allow, permit or suffer," where a minor is apprehended and convicted of a violation or breach of the public peace, as defined in this chapter, on more than one occasion within a 180-day period and such minor shall again be charged and shall thereafter be subsequently convicted of the same classification of a violation or breach of the public peace, it shall be a rebuttable presumption that the parent "allowed, permitted or suffered" said minor to commit a violation or breach of the public peace.
BREACHES OF THE PUBLIC PEACE
Includes any of the following acts: defacing, damaging or destroying public property or the private property of another within the Borough of Rockledge; committing an assault or assault and battery upon another in the Borough; consuming and/or possessing alcoholic beverages in a public place in the Borough; breaking and entering or entering without breaking into the property of another with the intent to steal; threatening another with the intention of extorting money or anything of value; possession and/or use of a controlled dangerous substance as the same shall be classified and defined under the applicable statutes of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
MINOR
Any person under the age of 18 years.
PARENT
Includes either or both parents of a minor, the legal guardians of such minor or any other person or persons having the care or custody of the minor committing the violation of the public peace. However, the term "parent" shall not apply to parents, legal guardians or other persons whose custody and control over such minor has been removed by court order, decree or judgment or military service or marriage of such minor.
After the effective date of this chapter, it shall be unlawful for any parent to assist, aid, abet, allow, permit, suffer or encourage a minor to commit a violation or breach 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.
[Amended 3-14-2005 by Ord. No. 590]
Any parent who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation of this chapter continues or each section of this chapter which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense.
The remedy provisions of this chapter shall be cumulative, not exclusive, and the Borough of Rockledge or any citizen shall have the right to proceed under any other legally available remedies.