(a) Any police officer finding a minor in violation of this subchapter shall warn said minor to cease and desist from such violations and to return home immediately and shall cause a written notice to be served upon the parent, guardian or other adult having the care, custody or control of said minor, setting forth in detail the violations committed by the minor. For the purposes of this section, notice shall be deemed properly served upon such parent, guardian or other adult having the care, custody or control of the minor if a copy of the notice is served upon him or her personally, or if a copy thereof is sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to his or her last known address, provided further, if the notice cannot be served as outlined above, service of the notice may be made upon said parent, guardian or other adult having the care, custody or control of said minor by publication one time in the official city newspaper setting forth the terms of the notice.
(b) Any parent, guardian or other adult having the care, custody or control over a minor who shall permit said minor to violate the provisions of this subchapter shall, upon conviction thereof, for the first conviction, be fined not less than $25 but not more than $100. For a second or subsequent conviction, said person shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $500 and shall be subject to imprisonment for a period of not less than two days but not more than ten days with the Municipal Court Judge having the authority to suspend said period of incarceration if the Judge deems it to be in the best interest of justice and in the best interest of the defendant, but in no case shall the Judge have the authority to suspend payment of any fine or costs imposed hereunder.
(Ord. 01-09, passed 10-9-2001)