A. Definitions: For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply:
LEGAL GUARDIAN: A person appointed legal guardian of the person or given custody of a minor by a circuit court of this state or any other state.
MINOR: A person who is less than eighteen (18) years of age, is unemancipated and resides with his parents or legal guardian.
PARENT: The lawful father or mother of a minor child, whether by birth or adoption.
B. Mandatory Court Appearance:
1. Notify Parent: It is the policy of the village that a parent or guardian of a minor be notified and required to appear in court whenever that minor is charged with any misdemeanor, traffic violation requiring court appearance, or petty offense requiring court appearance, as provided in the statutes of the state or the ordinances of the village.
2. Form Of Notice: Consistent with the above policy, notice will be directed to the parent or legal guardian by certified mail (return receipt requested) or by personal service in substantially the following form:
LEGAL NOTICE
To: (Parents' or Guardians' Names)
From: Village of Monee
You are hereby notified that (minor's name) has been charged with an offense which is a violation of a Village ordinance or State statute and which requires the appearance of said minor in Court. You are further notified that one of the parents or legal guardian of said minor shall appear in Court before the case will be tried or be disposed.
If you fail to appear, the Village Prosecutor has been directed to have issued a subpoena to bring you into Court. Failure to obey such a subpoena can result in contempt of Court findings with the penalty being a fine or imprisonment or both.
C. Subpoenas: The village prosecutor is hereby directed to have subpoenas issued whenever a parent or legal guardian of a minor does not appear in court after the first two (2) times the case has been before the court. (Ord. 967, 8-12-1997)
D. Penalty:
1. Whoever violates any provision of this section, for which another penalty is not specifically provided, shall be subject to penalty as provided in section 1-4-1 of this code for each and every violation thereof, and every day the violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
2. The above penalty provision shall in no way limit or restrict the court to assess a penalty which includes imprisonment on a finding of contempt of court. (Ord. 967, 8-12-1997; amd. 1999 Code)