(A) Pursuant to Cal. Civil Code § 1714.1(b), where graffiti is applied by an unemancipated minor, the parents or legal guardian of said minor shall be jointly and severally liable for payment of civil damages resulting from the misconduct of the minor in an amount not to exceed $25,000 for each such offense or in an amount designated by any amendment to Cal. Civil Code § 1714.1(b). The parent or legal guardian of said minor shall also be civilly liable for any reward paid pursuant to § 132.26 of this subchapter.
(B) Pursuant to Cal. Gov’t Code § 38772, the parent or guardian having custody and control over a minor shall be jointly and severally liable for the expense of any abatement of a graffiti nuisance, and the city may make the costs of abatement a lien against the property of the parent or guardian having custody and control over the minor.
(Ord. 692, passed 6-26-08)