§ 215.190. Leaving a Child Unattended in a Motor Vehicle — Definitions.

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A.
Definitions. As used in this Section, the following terms mean:

COLLISION

The act of a motor vehicle coming into contact with an object or a person.

INJURES

To cause physical harm to the body of a person.

MOTOR VEHICLE

Any automobile, truck, truck-tractor, or any motor bus or motor-propelled vehicle not exclusively operated or driven on fixed rails or tracks.

UNATTENDED

Not accompanied by an individual fourteen (14) years of age or older.

B.
A person commits the offense of leaving a child unattended in a motor vehicle if such person knowingly leaves a child less than eleven (11) years of age unattended in a motor vehicle and such child injures another person by causing a motor vehicle collision or by causing the motor vehicle to injure a pedestrian.

C.
The offense of leaving a child unattended in a motor vehicle is an ordinance violation.

Note: Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony under state law.

                    
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