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` AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, CHANGING AND
AMENDING CHAPTER 18,MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AND OFFENSES,OF
THE CODE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, TO CREATE A SECTION
TO BE ENTITLED DEFACEMENT OF PROPERTY BY GRAFFITI, REQUIRING
REMOVAL THEREOF, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI,
AS FOLLOWS:
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E Section 1. Chapter 18, of the Code of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, is
hereby amended by the creation of a new Section entitled Defacement of Property by
Graffiti, Requiring Removal Thereof, and the Respective Penalties Therefor which
shall read as follows:
ARTICLE V. OFFENSES INVOLVING PROPERTY DAMAGE OR TRESPASS
Sec. 1876. Defacement of yremerty-by graffiti.
A. Any person who writes, sprays, scratches or otherwise axes
graffiti upon any property, public or private, in which another has an
interest, and without the consent of such other person shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not
to exceed five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than 6
months,or by both such fine and imprisonment. In addition to such penalty
the court may order the defendant to perform the necessary labor to clean
up, repair, or replace the property damaged by that person, or to pay any
costs incurred by the owner related to the cleanup, repair or replacement
` of property damaged by that person.
B. It shall be the duty of the owner and/or occupant of a building,
residence or any other structure or property that has been defaced by
. graffiti to clean up or otherwise cover such graffiti,however,no person shall
clean up or otherwise cover such graffiti without first notifying the police
department and allowing the police an opportunity to photograph such
graffiti. If, after the police have photographed the graffiti, the owner or
occupant of a building, residence or other structure or property that has
been defaced by graffiti fails to clean up or otherwise cover such graffiti,the
Director of Planning and Code Enforcement or his designee shall give notice
Agh to such owner or occupant, which notice shall:
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be addressed to and served upon the owner and/or occupant of
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;. 3. inform the owner and/or occupant of the premises that such
person has three (3) days from receipt of such notice to remove
or otherwise cover the graffiti or to contact the Director of
� Planning and Code Enforcement or any of his or her authorized s
representatives and give the City permission to remove or
otherwise cover the graffiti.
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a.i Notice shall be deemed properly served upon such owner and/or
occupant if a copy thereof is sent by certified mail to such owner or
occupant's last known address, or if the notice cannot be conveniently ,.
served by the aforesaid methods, service of the notice is to be made upon
° ? such person or persons by at least one publication in the official newspaper
of the City of Jefferson, and such publication to contain the conditions and
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reasons of notice. %.
Any persons who fails to notify the police department as required '
herein or fails to comply with any of the terms and conditions set forth in
the notice after service of such notice upon them shall be guilty of an
.` offense and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not to
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exceed five hundred dollars.
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C. In addition to all law enforcement officers, the following x1
personnel employed by the City of Jefferson shall have the power to enforce
the provisions of this chapter:
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1. All employees under the supervision of the Director of Planning
and Code Enforcement;
;O, 2. All health officers that are authorized representatives of the
Director of the Cole County department of community health.
D. For the purposes of this section, graffiti shall be defined as any
form of unauthorized painting, writing, or inscription regardless of the
f: content or nature of the material used in the commission of the act.
Section 2. Severability. The provisions of this ordinance are severable. If
any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or
circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or
applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision
'j or application.
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