(a) Prohibitions.
(1) No person shall willfully do any act which causes or tends to cause any child who is under eighteen years of age to be subject to jurisdiction of the probate court for any of the reasons set forth in Section 2 of Act 54 of the Public Acts of 1944 (First Extra Session), as amended (M.C.L.A. 712A.2).
(2) "Person," as used in this section, includes a parent, legal guardian or any other person having the care or custody of a child.
(1979 Code Sec. 9.84.010)
(b) Parental Supervision. No person having the care, custody or control of a child under eighteen years of age shall fail to properly supervise and care for such child so that such failure of supervision or care causes the child to become subject to the jurisdiction of the probate court for any of the reasons provided for in subsection (a) hereof.
(1979 Code Sec. 9.84.020)
(c) Educational Neglect.
(1) No person having the care, custody or control of a child who is required to be enrolled in or is enrolled in school shall fail to properly supervise or care for such child.
(2) Where such failure of supervision or care causes the child to be subject to the jurisdiction of the probate court for:
A. A continued failure of the child to attend school or comply with the adopted attendance policy of the school system;
B. The continued discipline, misconduct or inappropriate behavior of said child at school; or
C. Continued violations of adopted student codes of conduct by the child, such failure shall be deemed a violation of this section by such person.
(3) Where a person, as defined in paragraph (a)(2) hereof, fails to participate in or comply with corrective measures adopted by the school system for the attendance, discipline, misconduct, behavior or student code of conduct of the child, such failure shall be construed as failure to properly supervise or care for such child.
(Res. 96-509A. Passed 9-30-96.)
(d) No person shall knowingly or intentionally commit an act that is likely to cause serious physical harm or mental harm to a child, regardless of whether the harm results.
(e) A violation of this chapter may occur even if the child does not come under the jurisdiction of the Probate Court.
(Res. 07-04A. Passed 1-16-07.)