(A) The city may offer a reward in an amount to be established by resolution of the City Council for information leading to the identification and apprehension of any person who willfully damages or destroys any city-owned property, or, without the permission of the owner or occupant, any non-city- owned property within the unincorporated area of the city, by the use of graffiti. In the event of damage to public property, the offender or the parent or legal guardian of any unemancipated minor must reimburse the city for any reward paid. In the event of multiple contributors of information, the reward amount shall be divided by the city in the manner it shall deem appropriate. For the purposes of this section, diversion of the offending violator to a community service program, or a plea bargain to a lesser offense, shall constitute a conviction.
(B) Claims for rewards under this section shall be filed with the city in the manner specified by the City Council.
(C) No claim for a reward shall be allowed unless the city investigates and verifies the accuracy of the claim.
(1969 Code, § 17-40) (Ord. 1996-38, passed 10-28-1996)