(1) A violation of §§ 131.01 through 131.05 shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $750, or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or by both. (2) Each violation of a separate provision of §§ 131.01 through 131.05 shall constitute a separate offense, and each day that a violation of §§ 131.01 through 131.05 is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense. (3) The maximum penalty for a violation of §§ 131.01 through 131.05 shall not exceed the maximum penalty prescribed for violation of a substantially similar offense proscribed by the Oregon Criminal Code of 1971, being O.R.S. Chs. 161 through 169. (B) Curfew. Any person violating any provisions of §§ 131.20 through 131.22 shall be deemed to have committed a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than $5 and not more than $50 or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term of not less than two days and not more than 30 days or both. (C) Protective headgear. Any person found guilty of a violation of any of the provisions of §§ 131.35 through 131.37 may be punished by a fine not exceeding $77 for each offense. Each individual sighting of a violation by the Ordinance Enforcement Officer shall be considered a separate offense. (D) Parental responsibility.
(1) If a person pleads guilty or is found guilty of failing to supervise a child under §§ 131.50 through 131.53 and if the person has not previously been convicted of failing to supervise a child, the Court: (a) Shall warn the person of the penalty for future convictions of failing to supervise a child and may suspend imposition of sentence; and
(b) May order the person to pay restitution under §§ 131.50 through 131.53. (2) If a person pleads guilty or is found guilty of failing to supervise a child under §§ 131.50 through 131.53 and if the person has only one prior conviction for failing to supervise a child: (a) The Court, with the consent of the person, may suspend imposition of sentence and order the person to complete a parent effectiveness program approved by the Court. Upon the person’s completion of the parent effectiveness program to the satisfaction of the Court, the Court may discharge the person. If the person fails to complete the parent effectiveness program to the satisfaction of the Court, the Court may impose a sentence authorized by this §§ 131.50 through 131.53; and (b) There may be only one suspension of sentence under this division (D)(2) with respect to a person.
(3) The Municipal Court has jurisdiction over a first offense of failing to supervise a child under §§ 131.50 through 131.53. (4) Failing to supervise a child is a violation punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.
(Ord. 140, passed 5-16-1966; Ord. 187, passed 9-9-1974; Ord. 339, passed 6-28-1999; Ord. 383, passed 1-23-2006)