Section 12-15-11.1

Order requiring parents or guardian to assist delinquent child in complying with terms of probation; penalties; exemptions.

(a) In all cases where a child has been declared a delinquent child and granted probation, the court, as a condition of granting probation to the child, may order the parents or legal guardian of the child to assist the court in ensuring that the child complies with the terms of his or her probation.

(b) Prior to granting probation, the court shall explain to the parents and the child the terms of his or her probation, including the responsibility and the penalty which may be imposed on both parties for failure to comply with the terms of the probation.

(c) A parent who fails to assist his or her child in complying with the terms of the probation may be held in criminal contempt and may be fined in an amount not exceeding three hundred dollars ($300) and imprisonment not exceeding 30 days, or both.

(d) This section shall not apply to the legal custodian of a child, and parents, or legal guardian, who initiated a case by filing a petition alleging delinquency of the child.

(Acts 1996, 96-538, p. 754, §§1, 2.)