§ 245.050. Alternative Procedure Should A Minor Claim Parent Has Knowledge or Has Given Consent.  


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    A response by a minor that a parent or legal guardian has knowledge of and/or has given consent to the minor's presence in or on the public place in question shall constitute grounds to call the parent or legal guardian of the minor, at the phone number given, or at the phone number registered and listed with the phone company, for a corroborating statement by the parent or legal guardian.
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    Should the parent not corroborate the statement of the minor, the police officer shall escort the minor home or to any other place within the City of Palmyra as desired by the parent or legal guardian. Should no parent or legal guardian answer the phone, or if no phone number is given or listed, the police officer shall escort the minor home and shall follow the procedure in Section 245.040.
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    Should the parent or legal guardian answering the phone corroborate the statement of the minor in question, the police officer shall allow the minor to proceed freely or shall escort the minor home, or to any other place within the City of Palmyra as desired by the parent or legal guardian.
Ord. No. 843 §5