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for the public good, safety, and welfare. Sec. 21-53. Definitions. For the purposes of this Article, the following terms, phrases, words, and their derivations shall have the following meaning given herein. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future, words in the masculine include the feminine, words in the plural number include the singular, and words in the singular number include the plural. The word 'shall' is always mandatory and not merely directory. City means the City of Paris. Child means a person who is under seventeen (17) years of age. Criminal negligence: a person acts with criminal negligence, or is criminally negligent, with respect to circumstances surrounding his conduct or the result of his conduct when he ought to be aware of a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the circumstances exist or the result will occur. The risk must be of such nature and degree that the failure to perceive it constitutes a gross deviation from the standard of care that an ordinary person would exercise under all the circumstances as viewed from the actor's standpoint. Custodian means the adult with whom the child resides. Emergency means an unforseen combination of circumstances or the resulting state that calls for immediate action. The term includes, but is not limited to, a fire, a natural disaster, an automobile accident, or any situation requiring immediate action to prevent serious bodily injury or loss of life. Establishment means any privately owned place of business operated for a profit to which the public is invited, including, but not limited to, any place of amusement or entertainment. Guardian means the person who, under court order, is the guardian of the person of the child or the public or private agency with whom the child has been placed by a court. Intentionally: A person acts intentionally, or with intent, with respect Page 3 of 12