Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Dubuque Parent Punishment Law

The Dubuque City Council's adopted an ordinance allowing parents to be punished when their kids commit crimes. First offenders wouldn't be fined for their children's first offenses. KCCI reports the Dubuque law requires prosecutors prove a parent failed to exercise reasonable control over the child, which causes them to break a law. Punishments include fines up to $1,000.

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