(a) The truant officer, when notified by any school official, shall investigate all cases of truancy or nonattendance at school.
(b) If any parent fails to send any child under his control to some certified school, the truant officer shall, as soon as practicable after he is notified thereof, give notice to such person that such child shall be present at the proper public school on the day following receipt of such notice.
(c) The truant officer, after giving notice to any person having control of any child not attending school, shall determine whether the notice has been complied with, and if not complied with, the truant officer shall thereupon make complaint against such person before the district court wherein the person resides.
(d) Any person having control of a child who fails to comply with an order of the truant officer shall be fined not more than $15, or confined in prison for not more than 1 month, or both.
History: 1962, PL 7-15.