§ 245.010. Definitions.  


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  • For the purposes of this Chapter, the following terms, phrases, words, and their derivations shall have the meaning given herein.
    CITY
    The City of Palmyra, Missouri.
    CONSENT
    Actual authorization by a parent or legal guardian or is silent acquiescence by a parent or legal guardian having knowledge.
    KNOWLEDGE
    Need not be actual knowledge of the exact location of the minor in question, rather it may be imputed from the knowledge that the minor is not at home that the minor has an ultimate destination, and that the minor may make a diversionary trip on his way to or from the ultimate destination.
    MINOR
    Anyone under the age of seventeen (17) whose care and custody are in a parent or legal guardian. It does not include anyone under the age of seventeen (17) who is legally married.
    PUBLIC PLACE
    Any public street, public park, public square, bar, bowling alley, cafe, drive-in restaurant, drive-in theatre, drug store, grocery store, hamburger stand, hotel, ice cream parlor, lobby, parking lot, pool room, restaurant, tavern, shopping center, supermarket, theatre, or any place dedicated to amusement and entertainment, to which the public is invited, whether enclosed or out of doors, and includes any accompanying parking lot or pedestrian walkway, or any apartments thereto which is used by the public.
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