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*Note--Chapter 7, titled MARATHONS and consisting of Sections 32.701--32.702, repealed by Ord. No. 5200 (N.S.), effective 8-10-78; new Chapter 7, titled CONSUMER COMMODITIES PRICE MARKING, consisting of Sections 32.701--32.705, added by Ord. No. 5701 (N.S.), effective 3-20-80; repealed by Ord. No. 8312 (N.S.), effective 11-4-93; amended by Ord. No. 9970 (N.S.), effective 3-12-09, as new Chapter 7, titled DAYTIME LOITERING OF JUVENILES ON SCHOOL DAYS, consisting of Sections 32.701—32.706. (Provisions previously codified at § 32.1301 et seq.)
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The purpose of this chapter is to reduce the incidence of juvenile truancy that plagues our schools and creates a burden upon the health, safety and welfare of the community. Students who are absent from school are denied an education and unexcused absences result in a loss of State and federal funding, to the detriment of all students. Unsupervised students may involve themselves in unsafe activities by loitering in residential neighborhoods, business districts or industrial centers. Some unsupervised students may also engage in criminal activity to the detriment of the community and may become a burden on police who must return them to school, wait for parents to pick them up and investigate criminal activity related to the student's truancy. Thus, a special need exists for a County ordinance to prohibit juvenile truancy and impose appropriate criminal sanctions against any juvenile or parent who violates this chapter.
(Added by Ord. No. 8688 (N.S.), effective 7-4-96; amended by Ord. No. 9970 (N.S.), effective 3-12-09)
The following definitions shall apply to this chapter:
(a) "Juvenile" means any person under 18 years of age.
(b) "Parent" means a person who is the natural or adoptive parent of a juvenile or a court appointed guardian or other person 18 years of age or older authorized by the juvenile's parent, by a court order or by a court appointed guardian to have the care and custody of a juvenile.
(c) "Emergency" includes but is not limited to fire, natural disaster, automobile accident or requirement for immediate medical care for another person.
(d) "Public place" means any place to which the public or a substantial group of the public has access and includes, but is not limited to, streets, highways and the common areas of schools, hospitals, office buildings, transport facilities, shopping centers and malls.
(e) "Establishment" means any privately owned place of business operated for a profit to which the public is invited, including but not limited to any place of amusement or entertainment.
(Added by Ord. No. 8688 (N.S.), effective 7-4-96; amended by Ord. No. 9738 (N.S.), effective 10-27-05; amended by Ord. No. 9970 (N.S.), effective 3-12-09)
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