Any person applying graffiti within the boundaries of the Charter Township of Clinton shall have the duty to remove or eliminate the same forthwith by such means as in the discretion of the Department of Public Works Superintendent or his or her designee will best eliminate said graffiti and preserve the original character and/or integrity of the property that has been defaced, if possible. Any person applying graffiti shall be responsible for such removal or for the payment thereof. The failure of any person to so remove graffiti or pay for its removal shall be an additional violation of this section. Where graffiti is applied by an unemancipated minor, the parent(s) or legal guardian(s) shall also be responsible for such removal or for the payment thereof, pursuant to M.C.L.A. 600.2913; M.S.A. 27A.2913, and as otherwise provided herein and by law.
(Ord. 317. Passed 4-14-97.)