(a) Any person who places graffiti on public property shall be deemed to have committed a civil violation and shall be subject to the following:
(1) When the cost of repairing, cleaning, or replacing the damaged property is $250 or less, a civil fine of not less than $250 and not more than $1,000;
(2) When the cost of repairing, cleaning, or replacing the damaged property is more than $250, a civil fine of not less than the cost of repairing, cleaning, or replacing the damaged property and not more than $1,000; or
(3) When the cost of repairing, cleaning, or replacing the damaged property is $1,000 or more, a civil fine equal to the cost of repairing, cleaning, or replacing the damaged property.
(b) Any parent or guardian having custody of a minor who violates subsection (a) shall be jointly and severally liable with the minor for any civil fine imposed under this article.
(1990 Code, Ch. 40, Art. 12, § 40-12.2) (Added by Ord. 96-12)