Failure to comply with provisions of article; fine

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18A:38-31. Failure to comply with provisions of article; fine

A parent, guardian or other person having charge and control of a child between the ages of 6 and 16 years, who shall fail to comply with any of the provisions of this article relating to his duties, shall be deemed to be a disorderly person and shall be subject to a fine of not more than $25.00 for a first offense and not more than $100.00 for each subsequent offense, in the discretion of the court.

In any such proceeding, the summons issuing therein, or in special circumstances a warrant, shall be directed to the alleged disorderly person and the child.

L.1967, c.271; amended by L.1980, c. 153, s. 1, eff. Nov. 24, 1980.


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