HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE - 1137 - 4/26/1977 - PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITYORDINANCE NO. 11-31
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 24,
MISDEMEANORS AND OTHER OFFENSES, OF
THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, BY ADDING THERETO
A NEW SECTION ENTITLED PARENTAL
RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY
WHEREAS, the Corporate Authorities have been aware of increased
incidence of acts of vandalism and similar offenses by juveniles; and
WHEREAS, the Corporate Authorities recognize the need to provide
a means of eliminating this problem in order to ensure the safety
of the property and residents of the Village of Elk Grove Village;
and
WHEREAS, the Corporate Authorities believe that increased
parental responsibility for actions of their children is essential for
the effective control and elimination of the juvenile offenses referenced
above.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of
Trustees of the Village of Elk Grove Village, Cook and Du Page Counties,
Illinois, as follows:
Section 1: That Chapter 24, Misdemeanors and Other Offenses,
of the Municipal -Code of the Village of E1k.Grove Village, be and the
same is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section which shall read
as follows:
Section 24.045. Parental Responsibility for
Damage to Property.
1. Definitions.
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise
requires, the terms specified have the meanings described
to them.
A. "Legal Guardian" means a person appointed guardian,
or given custoday, of a minor by a Circuit Court of this
State, but does not include a person appointed guardian or
given custody of a minor under the Juvenile Court Act.
B. "Minor" means a person who is not yet 18 years of
age.
2. 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 below with the knowledge and permission of the
parent or guardian in violation of this section, upon
the occurrence of the events described in A, B, and C
below:
A. An unemancipated minor residing with said parent
or legal guardian shall be adjudicated to be in violation
of Section 24.044 of the Municipal Code of the Village of
Elk Grove Village; and
B. Said parent or legal guardian shall have received
a written notice thereof, either by certified or registered
mail, return receipt requested, or by personal service, with
a certificate of personal service returned, from the Police
Department of the Village of Elk Grove Village following said
adjudication; and
C. If at any time within one (1) year following the
receipt of the notice set forth in B above, said minor is
adjudicated to be in violation of Section 24.044 of the
Municipal Code of the Village of Elk Grove Village.
Section 2: Any person convicted of any violation of the provisions
of this Ordinance shall be subject to a fine of not less than Ten Dollars
($10.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each offense
and each separate violation hereof shall be deemed a separate offense.
Section 3: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage, approval and publication according to law.
VOTES: AYES: 6
NAYS: 0
ABSENT: 0
ATTEST:
VILLAGE CLER '
APPROVED:
VILLAGE PRE& EN
PASSED this 26th day of April 1977.
APPROVED this 26th day of April 1977.
PUBLISHED in the Elk Grove Herald ,
this 4th day of May 1977.
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