(1) The parent, legal guardian or other legally responsible adult of any child under the age of eighteen (18) years who violates any provision of Chapter 10-500 relating to "Property – Damaging, Defacing and Interfering With", Chapter 10-600 relating to "Public Places – Prohibited Conduct", or Chapter 10-700 relating to "Refuse and Littering" shall be in violation of this Section.
(2) The penalty for a violation of this Section shall be a fine not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300). Any person authorized to enforce ordinances who becomes aware of a violation by a minor of any provision of Chapter 10-500, 10-600 or 10-700 shall attempt to determine the whereabouts of the minor's parent, legal guardian or other legally responsible adult and shall serve upon such adult, by mail or in person, a notice of violation of this Section, pursuant to the provisions of Section 10-718 of this Code. The recipient of such notice of violation may, within ten (10) days of receipt of such notice, pay twenty-five dollars ($25), admit the violation and waive a hearing, all pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 10-718.
Notes
| 75 | Provision terminating prior Section repealed by 1956 Ordinances, p. 985, thereby making Chapter permanent. New provisions added, Bill No. 31 (approved February 7, 1997); amended, Bill No. 110633 (approved November 14, 2011). Pursuant to Section 2 of Bill No. 110633, the amendments from Bill No. 110633 lapsed on December 15, 2013 and are no longer included in the Code. |