9.15.100 Failure to supervise child.
(1) It is unlawful for any parent, parents, or legal guardians, or any other person having the care or custody of a child under the age of 18, to fail to properly supervise and care for such child, in that such failure of supervision or care contributes to the child violating any law of the United States, the State of Washington, or any ordinance of the City of Pasco or County of Franklin.
(2) It is unlawful for any parent, parents or legal guardians, or any other person having the care or custody of a child under the age of 18 to:
(a) Fail to provide a home or settled place of abode; or
(b) Fail to exercise proper parental control of such child; or
(c) Neglect, inflict cruelty or depravity upon or fail to provide a fit place for such child to live; or
(d) Allow such child to frequent the company of reputed criminals, vagrants or prostitutes; or
(e) Allow such child to live in a house of prostitution or assignation; or
(f) Allow such child to visit any saloon or place where spirituous, vinous or malt liquors are consumed or sold, bartered or given away; or
(g) Allow such child to do activities beyond their control and power without seeking the assistance of appropriate state or local authorities; or
(h) Allow such child to lead an idle, dissolute or immoral life; or
(i) Suffer such child to be truant; or
(j) Allow such child to use unlawful drugs, narcotics or other controlled substances; or
(k) Grossly and willfully neglect any medical care necessary for the well-being of such child; or
(l) Allow such child to misuse the emergency 911 system.
(3) Failure to supervise a child is a misdemeanor. [Ord. 4350, 2017; Ord. 3484 § 2, 2001; Code 1970 § 9.06.100.]