GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

EXTRA SESSION 1994

S	1 

SENATE BILL 168

Short Title:  Parent to Supervise Child.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senators Conder; and Richardson.
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Referred to:  Juveniles/Prevention.
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February 15, 1994

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO IMPOSE A CRIMINAL PENALTY UPON A PARENT OR GUARDIAN WHO REPEATEDLY FAILS TO ADEQUATELY SUPERVISE THE PARENT'S CHILD OR THE GUARDIAN'S WARD UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE BY ALLOWING THE CHILD TO ENGAGE IN CERTAIN POTENTIALLY HARMFUL ACTIVITIES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Article 39 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 14-316.2.  Repeated failure of parent to adequately supervise minor.   
(a)	A parent or guardian who knowingly and repeatedly allows the parent's child, or the guardian's ward, who is under 18 years of age to:
(1)	Loiter or wander about in a public place between 1:00 a.m. and sunrise while unaccompanied by an adult, unless the minor is engaged in lawful and gainful employment or is waiting for transportation to school, or
(2)	Enter barrooms while unaccompanied by an adult
shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
(b)	For purposes of this section, 'public place' is defined in G.S. 14-204.1."
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective January 1, 1995, and applies to offenses under this act committed on or after that date.