(A) It is determined that it is necessary for the preservation of public peace, health, safety, and welfare of the people of the county for parents to exercise reasonable control and supervision over their minor children to prevent their minor children from committing or participating in the commission of certain acts.
(B) The following provisions shall therefore apply.
(1) The parent of any minor has a continuous responsibility to exercise reasonable control and supervision over the minor to prevent the minor from committing or participating in the commission of any delinquent act.
(2) Parental responsibility to exercise reasonable control includes the following duties, set forth for the purpose of illustration and not limitation:
(a) To keep drugs out of the home and out of the possession of the minor, except those drugs duly prescribed by a licensed physician or other authorized medical professional;
(b) To keep firearms out of the possession of the minor, except those used in accordance with local ordinance and state law, and with the knowledge and supervision of a parent;
(c) To know the curfew provisions of the state and to require the minor to observe those curfew provisions;
(d) To require the minor to attend regular school sessions and to prevent the minor from being absent from school for more than two days without valid cause;
(e) To prevent the minor from maliciously or willfully damaging, defacing, or destroying real or personal property belonging to others, including that belonging to the village; and
(f) To arrange for proper supervision for the minor when the parent must be absent.
(C) Whenever a minor is arrested or detained by the Police Department for the commission of any delinquent act, the parent of the minor shall be notified as soon as reasonably possible by the police of the minor’s arrest or detention and the reason therefor, and the parents’ responsibility under this section. A record of such notification shall be kept by the Police Department.
(Ord. 10-10, passed 11-16-2010)