9.20.067 Collection of abatement costs through the juvenile court.
A. For purposes of this section only, the following definitions are applicable:
1. “Minor” means a person under the age of 18 years who has been convicted of a violation of Penal Code Section 594, 594.3, 594.4, 640.5, 640.6 or 640.7, or has been found to be a person described by Welfare and Institutions Code Section 602 by reason of the commission of an act prohibited in the Penal Code sections identified in this subsection.
2. “Graffiti Abatement Costs and Expenses” includes:
a. The average law enforcement costs per unit of measure incurred in identifying and apprehending a Minor; and
b. The average costs per unit of measure incurred by the City in removing graffiti; and
c. The average cost per unit of measure incurred by the City in repairing and replacing property of the types frequently defaced with graffiti that cannot be removed cost effectively.
B. The San Diego County Probation Office and its agents, employees, and assigns are hereby authorized, on behalf of the City, to collect from the Minor, the Minor’s estate, or the Minor’s parent or guardian the City’s Graffiti Abatement Costs and Expenses through juvenile court proceedings, and to promptly transfer said funds to the City.
C. Updated Graffiti Abatement Costs and Expenses findings shall be reviewed and adopted by the City Council at least once every three years. Immediately after adoption, the City Clerk shall cause a certified copy of the ordinance adopted pursuant to this section and any resolution containing updated cost findings to be forwarded to the Clerk of the Juvenile Court in San Diego County and to the Probation Office of San Diego County. (Ord. 3416 § 2, 2018).