(A) Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
DELINQUENT ACTS. Those acts which violate the laws of the United States, or the statutes of the state or the ordinances of the city, or those acts which would cause or tend to cause the minor to come under the jurisdiction of the juvenile division of the Humboldt County Court, but does not include traffic violations.
ILLEGAL DRUGS. Controlled substances as defined in the Cal. Health & Safety Code obtained without a legal prescription.
JUVENILE DELINQUENT. Those minors whose behavior interferes with the rights of others or menaces the welfare of the community.
MINOR. Any person under the age of 18 years residing with a parent or guardian.
PARENT. Mother, father, legal guardian and any other person having the care or custody of a minor, or any person acting in the parents stead who has custody or control of the minor.
(B) Parental duties.
(1) It is the continuous duty of the parent of any minor to exercise reasonable control to prevent the minor from committing any delinquent act.
(2) Included (without limitation) in this continuous duty of reasonable parental control are the following parental duties:
(a) To keep illegal drugs or illegal firearms out of the home and legal firearms in places that are not accessible to the minor;
(b) To forbid the minor from keeping stolen property, illegally possessing firearms or illegal drugs, or associating with known juvenile delinquents, and to seek help from appropriate governmental authorities or private agencies in handling or controlling the minor, when necessary.
(C) Notification of parents; record of notification.
(1) Whenever a minor is arrested or detained for the commission of any delinquent act within the city, the parent of the minor shall be immediately notified by the city Police Department, advising the parent of such arrest or detention, the reason therefore, and the parent's responsibility under this ordinance.
(2) A record of such notifications shall be kept by the Police Department.
(D) Violations. No parent or guardian of any minor under the age of 18 years shall fail to exercise reasonable parental control over such minor. An adjudication that the minor has violated a provision of this code which is an infraction or misdemeanor, or a finding that the minor is responsible for a violation of this code which is deemed a civil infraction shall be prima facie evidence that the parent or guardian failed to exercise reasonable parental control.
(Ord. 611-C.S., passed 9-17-96) Penalty, see § 130.99