For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
DELINQUENT ACTS. Those acts which violate the laws of the United States, the laws of the state, or the ordinances of the city; those acts which cause or would tend to cause the minor to come under the jurisdiction of the Probate Code, Public Act 288 of 1939, being M.C.L. § 712A.2; or those acts by which the minor intentionally causes physical harm to another or deliberately creates an unreasonable risk of physical harm to himself or herself or to others. DELINQUENT ACTS do not included traffic violations.
DRUGS. Any controlled substance as defined now or hereafter by the Public Health Code, Public Act 368 of 1978, being M.C.L. §§ 333.7101 et seq., for the State of Michigan.
MINOR. Any unemancipated person under 17 years of age.
PARENT. A mother, father, or legal guardian of a minor who has the responsibility for the health, welfare, care, maintenance, and supervision of the minor at the time the delinquent act is alleged to have been committed by the minor.
(Prior Code, § 130.50) (Ord. D-63, passed 6-28-1943, effective 6-28-1943; Ord. D-1700, passed 9-13-1993, effective 9-23-1993)