9.20.045 Detection provisions.
A. Reward Authority.
1. Pursuant to Section 53069.5 of the Government Code, the City does hereby offer a reward of $150.00 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person for violation of Penal Code Section 594 by the use of graffiti, not to exceed $300.00 per incident of graffiti. 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.
2. Claims for rewards under this section shall be filed with the City. Each claim shall:
a. Specifically identify the date, location and kind of property damaged or destroyed.
b. Identify by name the person who was convicted, or confessed to the damage or destruction of the City property.
c. Identify the court in and the date upon which the conviction occurred or the place and the date of the confession.
3. No claim for a reward shall be allowed by the City Council unless an authorized representative of the City investigates and verifies the accuracy of the claim and recommends that it be allowed.
4. The person committing the graffiti, and if an unemancipated minor then the custodial parent of said minor, shall be liable for reward paid pursuant to this section. (Ord. 2997 § 1, 2005; Ord. 2496 § 1, 1992; Ord. 2464 § 1, 1991; Ord. 2454 § 3, 1991).