10.61.040: CHILD'S CONVICTION NOT REQUIRED:

It shall not be necessary to obtain an adjudication of delinquency, a conviction or otherwise establish that the child became a delinquent or committed delinquent acts, in order to obtain the conviction of a person under this chapter. (1999 Code)

10.61.050: DEFINITIONS:

For purposes of this chapter, the following words or phrases have the following meanings:

CHILD: An unemancipated minor, under the age of eighteen (18) years.

DELINQUENT ACT: An act or criminal episode which, if committed by an adult, would be an infraction, a misdemeanor or a felony; however, it does not include minor traffic offenses or other misdemeanors not involving moral turpitude.

PERSON: A natural parent; adoptive parent; legal guardian, by virtue of a judicial order; or other person over eighteen (18) years of age who has assumed the parenting role over a child by marriage or custom and practice. (1999 Code)

10.61.060: PENALTY; COUNSELING:

Violation of this chapter is a misdemeanor. To fulfill the primary objective and purpose of this chapter, it is the legislative intent that:

   A.   Counseling: Upon a first conviction under this chapter, the court sentence the defendant to complete a program of appropriate counseling;

   B.   Community Service; Counseling: Upon subsequent convictions under this chapter, the court sentence the defendant to perform not less than one hundred (100) hours of community service, and to complete a program of appropriate counseling. (1999 Code)