[§302A-1135]  Penalty.  If any child of
school age persists in absenting oneself from school, the family court judge,
upon a proper petition, citation, or complaint being made by the schoolteacher
or any other officer or agent of the department, or police officer, or any
other person, shall cause the child, and the father or mother, guardian, or
other person having charge of the child, to be summoned to appear before the
judge.  Upon its being proved that the person responsible for the child had not
used proper diligence to enforce the child's regular attendance at school, the
responsible party shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor.  This section shall
not 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.