[§302A-1135]  Penalty.  If any child ofschool age persists in absenting oneself from school, the family court judge,upon a proper petition, citation, or complaint being made by the schoolteacheror any other officer or agent of the department, or police officer, or anyother person, shall cause the child, and the father or mother, guardian, orother person having charge of the child, to be summoned to appear before thejudge.  Upon its being proved that the person responsible for the child had notused proper diligence to enforce the child's regular attendance at school, theresponsible party shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor.  This section shallnot apply to any child not liable to compulsory attendance at school. [L 1996,c 89, pt of §2]

 

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  Jurisdiction of family court, see chapter 571.