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Code reviser’s note: Ordinance 3372 adds these provisions as Chapter 9.48. The chapter has been editorially renumbered to prevent duplication.
Every person having the care, custody, or control, whether temporary or permanent, of minor children under the age of eight years who shall leave such children in a stopped or parked vehicle unattended by a person twelve years of age or older shall be guilty of an offense punishable as provided in Chapter 1.40 of this code. For the purposes of this section, a person shall be considered “attended” if the person charged with attending is within sight of the vehicle and within a distance where sounds from the vehicle may be heard.
(Ord. 3372 § 1, 1997)
Any violation of the provisions of this chapter is a misdemeanor. Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction of such violation, be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment not to exceed ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(Ord. 3910 § 1, 2018)