[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. IV)]
It is determined that it is necessary for the preservation of public peace, health, safety and welfare of the people of the Village of Dwight for parents to exercise reasonable control and supervision over their minor children to prevent their minor children from committing or participating in the commission of certain acts.
A. DELINQUENT ACTS DRUGS MINOR PARENT
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
Those acts which violate the laws of the United States, the laws of the State of Illinois, the ordinances of Livingston and Grundy Counties, or the Municipal Code of the Village of Dwight; those acts which cause or would tend to cause the minor to come under the jurisdiction of the Juvenile Court Act as defined by 705 ILCS 405/1-1 et seq.; or those acts by which the minor intentionally causes physical harm to another or deliberately creates an unreasonable risk of physical harm to himself or to others. The term "delinquent acts" does not include civil infraction traffic violations but does include misdemeanor traffic violations.
Any controlled substance as defined now or hereafter by the Public Health Code.
Any unemancipated person above the age of 11 years but not yet 19 years of age.
As mother, father or legal guardian of a minor who has the responsibility for the health, welfare, care, maintenance and/or supervision of the minor at the time of the delinquent act is alleged to have been committed by the minor.
B.
The parent of any minor has a continuous responsibility to exercise reasonable control and supervision over the minor to prevent the minor from committing or participating in the commission of any delinquent act. Parental responsibility to exercise reasonable control includes the following duties, set forth for the purpose of illustration and not limitation:
(1)
To keep drugs out of the home and out of the possession of the minor, except those drugs duly prescribed by a licensed physician or other authorized medical professional;
(2)
To keep firearms out of the possession of the minor except those used in accordance with local ordinance and state law, and with the knowledge and supervision of a parent;
(3)
To know the curfew provisions of the State of Illinois and to require the minor to observe those curfew provisions;
(4)
To require the minor to attend regular school sessions and to prevent the minor from being absent from school for more than two days without valid cause;
(5)
To prevent the minor from maliciously or willfully damaging, defacing or destroying real or personal property belonging to others, including that belonging to the Village of Dwight;
(6)
To arrange for proper supervision for the minor when the parent must be absent.
C.
Whenever a minor is arrested or detained by the police department for the commission of any delinquent act, the police shall notify the parent of the minor as soon as reasonably possible of the minor's arrest or detention, the reason therefor, and the parents' responsibility under this section. A record of such notification shall be kept by the Police Department.