9.20.040 Punishment provisions.
A. Police Diversion Program – Community Service with Minimum Hours and Parental Involvement. In lieu of, or as part of, requesting prosecution of a petition to declare a minor to be a ward of the court under Welfare and Institutions Code Section 602 (including, but not limited to, offenses which, in the opinion of the Police Chief, constitute a violation of this chapter), or in lieu of prosecuting a violation of this chapter as a crime against an adult, the Police Chief, with the approval of (or according to rules and procedures approved by) the City Manager, shall be authorized to offer said minor or adult an option to perform such community service as the Police Chief deems appropriate, but which community service shall, if offered at all, contain the following minimum elements:
1. The minor shall perform at least 30 hours of community service.
2. At least one of the custodial parents or, if none, guardians shall be in attendance at least 50 percent of the period of assigned community service.
3. The entire period of community service shall be performed under the supervision of a community service provider approved by the Chief of Police.
4. Reasonable effort shall be made to assign the subject minor or adult to a type of community service that is reasonably expected to have the most rehabilitative effect on the minor or adult.
B. Mandatory Juvenile Delinquent Community Service. Any minor determined to be a ward of the court under Welfare and Institutions Code Section 602 as a result of committing an offense in the City shall be required, at the City’s option, to perform community service.
C. Penalties for Violation. Any and all violations of this chapter shall be punishable either as an infraction or a misdemeanor, at the discretion of the City Attorney. Violations of CVMC 9.20.055(A)(2), Failure to Remove Graffiti Unlawful, are only punishable by the imposition of an administrative fine, penalty, or abatement action, pursuant to Chapters 1.30, 1.40 and 1.41 CVMC. (Ord. 2997 § 1, 2005; Ord. 2549 § 1, 1993; Ord. 2496 § 1, 1992; Ord. 2464 § 1, 1991; Ord. 2454 § 2, 1991; Ord. 2337 § 2, 1989; Ord. 1924 § 1, 1980).