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which he/she would, without written permission, be in violation of this ordinance. The written permission shall include all of the above information, and the minor shall carry it on his/her person. (e) Any minor, detained for a first violation of this ordinance, shall be processed as follows: i) Where the minor is cooperative and provides a home address within the City of Portsmouth, the officer may transport the minor to his/her home and release said minor to a responsible adult. A verbal warning shall be given to the parent, along with a copy of the Curfew For Minors Ordinance. In the event the minor is released to the parent, it shall be evidenced by the parent's signature on a Portsmouth Police Department Youth Card. ii) Where the minor resides outside the city limits~ or no responsible adult can be contacted, the officer shall transport the minor to the Portsmouth Police Department. The officer will contact the on-call Intake Worker to facilitate placement of the minor for protective custody if the parent cannot be reached within a reasonable time. iii) A record of this event containing a brief description of the circumstances shall be kept on file by the Portsmouth Police Department. (f) Any minor~ detained for a second or subsequent violation of this ordinance within a twelve month period, shall be subject to any order of disposition authorized by Section 16.1-278.4 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended entitled "Children in need of services." (g) Parental responsibility. It shall be unlawful for any parent to permit a minor to act in violation of the provisions of this ordinance. It shall not be a defense that a parent was completely indifferent to the activities or conduct or whereabouts of such minor. Upon the initial detention of any minor, notice of such violations along with a copy of the Curfew For Minors Ordinance shall be given to the parents~ either in person, or by certified mail. Upon a second or subsequent detention of any minor, the parent or parents shall be charged with a violation of this section, and subject to such conditions and limitations as the Court may order with respect to such child and the parents. ~nere the Court finds a hearing that a parent has willfully contributed to, encouraged, or caused a violation of this ordinance, that parent or parents shall be guilty of a Class 1 Misdemeanor.