Parents held accountable for their children's delinquent behavior are more likely to reinforce appropriate behavior in the youth.
I was reading up on some ordinances , i thought we had some at one time, these are in oregon:
2Silverton's ordinances read:
§ 9.24.010 Failing to Supervise a Minor
A person commits the offense of failing to supervise a minor if: the person is the
parent, legal guardian or person with legal responsibility for the safety and welfare
of a child under 18 years of age and the child has been found on private property or
premises open to the public in violation of any provision of Silverton Municipal
code.
§ 9.24.020 Parental Responsibility.
It shall be a defense to the offense of failure to supervise a minor if the child's
violation of the code occurred in the presence of the person. It shall be a further
affirmative defense to the offense of failure to supervise a minor if the violation
occurred on private property of the person. It shall be a further affirmative defense
that the person:
A. Took reasonable steps to control the conduct of the child at the time the
person is alleged to have failed to supervise; or
B. Reported the act to the appropriate authorities.
§ 9.24.030 Additions to fines and penalties.
In addition to any fine or penalty imposed pursuant to this chapter, the court may
order the person to pay any restitution to a victim of the minor's conduct. The
amount of restitution ordered pursuant to this chapter shall not exceed $2,500.00.
§ 9.24.040 Under 11 years old.
If a child in violation of [section 1 of this Ordinance] is 11 years of age or
younger, any citation issued shall be issued to the parent, legal guardian or person
with legal responsibility for the safety and welfare of the child for violation of this
chapter, rather than to the child for violation of any provision of the SilvertonMunicipal Code.
§9.24.050 First time offense.
The first time a person is convicted of an offense [described in section 1 of this
ordinance], the person shall not be required to pay a fine exceeding $100.00 if the
person successfully participates and completes a parent effectiveness program to the
satisfaction of the court.
§9.24.060 Maximum fine for failure
The offense described in this ordinance of failure to supervise a minor is a Class
A infraction punishable by a maximum fine of $1,000.
SILVERTON, OR., ORDINANCES ch. 9, sec. 24, §§ 010–060 (
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