(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 this state or the ordinances of the village or those acts which would cause, or tend to cause, a juvenile to come under the jurisdiction of the juvenile division of the Probate Court as defined by Public Act 288 of 1979, being M.C.L.A. § 712A.2, but does not include traffic violations classified as civil infractions.
ILLEGAL DRUGS. Any controlled substance, as defined by the State Public Health Code, obtained without a legal prescription.
JUVENILE DELINQUENT. Those juveniles who engage in any delinquent act, whose behavior interferes with the rights of others, or whose behavior menaces the health or welfare of the community.
MINOR. Any person under the age of 18 years residing with a parent.
PARENT. Mother, father, legal guardian, or any other person having the care, or custody of a minor, or any person acting in the parent’s stead who has the care, custody, or control of the minor.
(Prior Code, § 4-01-05-010)
(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 to prevent the minor from committing any delinquent act are the following parental duties, which require each parent, independently, to take all reasonable steps:
(a) To knowingly keep illegal drugs or illegal firearms out of the home;
(b) To keep legal firearms locked in places that are inaccessible to those minors who are not of suitable age, discretion, or maturity to handle firearms;
(c) To arrange proper supervision for those minors who are not of suitable age, discretion, or maturity to remain unsupervised, when the parent must be absent;
(d) To take reasonably necessary precautions to prevent the minor from maliciously or willfully destroying real, personal, or mixed property which belongs to the village, or is located in the village;
(e) To take reasonable precautions to prevent the minor from keeping stolen property; and
(f) To seek help from appropriate governmental authorities or private agencies in handling or controlling the minor, when necessary.
(Prior Code, § 4-01-05-020) Penalty, see § 130.99