It shall be an offense for the parent or legal custodian or legal guardian of a child to fail to return a child to Municipal Court to answer the municipal charges on the date and time set by the Municipal Court where the parent, legal custodian or legal guardian executes a written promise to return the child to Municipal Court. It shall be a defense to a prosecution under this section where the parent, legal custodian or guardian appears at the appointed Court date and provides evidence that he or she made a good faith effort to secure the juvenile's appearance.
(Prior Code, § 7-206) (Ord. 1531, passed 2-7-95) Penalty, see § 10.99