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ORDINANCE NO. 1313
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LYNWOOD ADDING TO LYNWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE OF SAID
CITY, CHAPTER 3 DESTRUCTION OR DAMAGE OF PROPERTY
(PUBLIC SAFETY REGULATIONS) OF SAID MUNICIPAL CODE
PROHIBITING THE DEFACEMENT OF PROPERTY
The City Council of the City of L
~, as follows:
~I SECTION 1. That Chapter 3 to be
~' as Chapter 3-17.7 "DESTRUCTION OR
the same is hereby added to Title
the Municipal Code of said City,
follows, to wit:
Inwood, California, does ordain
known, numbered and designated
DAMAGE OF PROPERTY" shall be and
3 (PUBLIC SAFETY REGULATIONS) of
and which Chapter shall read as
CHAPTER 3-17.7
DESTRUCTION OR DAMAGE OF PROPERTY
3-17.7 DEFACING OF PROPERTY A MISDEMEANOR
3-17.8 PUBLIC SERVICE WORK FOR OFFENDERS
3-17.9 LIABILITY OF MINOR IMPUTED TO PARENT
3-17.10 AUTHORIZATION FOR REWARD
3-17.11 SEVERABILITY
1. 3-17.7 DEFACING OF PROPERTY A MISDEMEANOR. Any person who
without the consent of the owner defaces property by paint or
other means is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by not less
than five (5) nor more than ninety (90) days in the City
Jail.
2. 3-17.8 PUBLIC SERVICE WORK FOR OFFENDERS
Any youth found guilty of vandalizing private or public
properties shall be required to render public service in the
City of Lynwood either in the removal of graffiti or cleanup
of alleys, streets or side walks. Hours of service to be
determined on a case to case basis.
3. 3-17.9 LIABILITY OF MINOR .IMPUTED TO PARENT. Any act of
willful misconduct of a minor which results in the
unauthorized defacement of property of another with paint or
any other substance shall be imputed to the parents having
custody or control of the minor. The parents having custody
of said minor shall be liable for all damages so caused by
said minor in a sum not to exceed Two Thousand ($2,000)
Dollars, in addition thereto said parents shall be liable to
the City of Lynwood for any sum which shall have been paid by
the City of Lynwood by way of a reward as provided for
herein.
4. 3-17.10 AUTHORIZATION FOR REWARD. The Chief Administrative
Officer of the City of Lynwood is hereby authorized and
directed to pay as a reward Three Hundred ($300.00). Dollars
in the aggregate per case where claim for reward is made for
information leading to the arrest and conviction of any
person who shall deface the property of another with paint or
r'^ any other substance without the consent of the owner.
5. 3-17.11 SEVERABILITY. If any section, subsection, sentence,
clause or phrase of this chapter is for any reason held to be
invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect
the validity of the remaining portions of this chapter and
the City Council of the City of Lynwood, California, hereby
declares that it would have passed this chapter and each
section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase thereof
irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections,
subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared
invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 2. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and
adoption of this ordinance; shall cause the same to be entered in
the book of original ordinances of said City; shall make a minute
of the passage and adoption thereof in the records of the
proceedings of the City Council of said City in the minutes of
the meeting at which the same is passed and adoption thereof,
~, cause the same to be published once in The Wave, a newspaper of
general circulation, published and circulated in said City and
which is hereby designated for that purpose.
SECTION 3. First read at a regular meeting of the City Council
of the City of Lynwood held on the 20th day of Marc~fi 1990,
and finally ordered published at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the 3rd day of April 1990.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 3rd DAY OF April .1990.
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Mayor, City of wood
ATTEST:
r~ City Clerk
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APPROVED A~ TO FORM:
ty of Lynwood
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APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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City Manager
City of Lynwood
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