(a) Definitions. For the purposes of this section the following definition, shall apply:
(1) "Child" means any person who is under the age of eighteen (18).
(2) "Parent" means a mother, father, legal guardian or any other person having the care or custody of a child.
(3) "Act of delinquency" means an act which violates the laws of the State of Ohio, or an ordinance of the City of Mentor, and which would be a crime if committed by an adult, excluding however, traffic violations.
(4) "Parental neglect" means the failure of or neglect by a parent of any child to exercise parental control and authority which results in the minor committing an act of delinquency.
(b) A parent found guilty of parental neglect shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00), nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00).
(1969 Code 133.16)