The parent or legal guardian of an unemancipated minor residing with such parent or legal guardian shall be presumed, in the absence of evidence to the contrary to have failed to exercise proper parental responsibility and said minor shall be deemed to have committed the acts described herein with the knowledge and permission of the parent or guardian in violation of this section upon the occurrence of the events described in divisions (A), (B) and (C) below:
(A) An unemancipated minor residing with said parent or legal guardian shall either be adjudicated to be in violation of any ordinance, law or statute prohibiting willful and malicious acts causing injury to a person or property, or shall have incurred non-judicial sanctions from another official agency resulting from an admission of guilt of a violation of any ordinance, law or statute prohibiting willful and malicious acts causing injury to a person or property;
(B) Said parent or legal guardian shall have received a written notice thereof, either by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by personal service, with a certificate of personal service returned from the village, following said adjudication or non-judicial sanctions; and
(C) If, at any time within one year following receipt of notice set forth in division (B) above, said minor is either adjudicated to be in violation of any ordinance, law or statute as described in division (A) above, or shall have incurred nonjudicial sanctions from another official agency resulting from an admission of guilt of violation of any ordinance, law or statute as described in division (A) above.
(2009 Code, § 27-7-2) Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see 740 ILCS 115/1 et seq., 740 ILCS 115/4 and 740 ILCS 5/21-1.2 et seq.