38772
. (a) The legislative body of a city, county, or city and
county may provide for the summary abatement of any nuisance
resulting from the defacement of the property of another by graffiti
or any other inscribed material at the expense of the minor or other
person creating, causing, or committing the nuisance and by ordinance
may make the expense of abatement of the nuisance a lien against
property of the minor or other person and a personal obligation
against the minor or other person pursuant to Section 38773.2 or
38773.6.
(b) The parent or guardian having custody and control of the minor
shall be jointly and severally liable with the minor. The
legislative body of a city, county, or city and county may make the
expense of abatement of any nuisance, resulting from the defacement
by a minor of the property of another by graffiti or any other
inscribed material, a lien against the property of a parent or
guardian, having custody and control of the minor, and a personal
obligation against the parent or guardian having custody and control
of the minor pursuant to Section 38773.2 or 38773.6.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the names and
addresses of the parent or guardian having custody and control of the
minor, if known, shall be reported by the probation officer of the
county to the city clerk or other official designated by the
legislative body of the city, county, or city and county in which the
defaced property is located.
(d) As used in this section, the following terms have the
following meanings:
(1) "Expense of abatement" includes, but is not limited to, court
costs, attorney's fees, costs of removal of the graffiti or other
inscribed material, costs of repair and replacement of defaced
property, and the law enforcement costs incurred by the city, county,
or city and county in identifying and apprehending the minor or
other person.
(2) "Graffiti or other inscribed material" means any unauthorized
inscription, word, figure, mark, or design that is written, marked,
etched, scratched, drawn, or painted on any real or personal
property.
(3) "Minor"or "other person" means a minor or other person who has
confessed to, admitted to, or pled guilty or nolo contendere to a
violation of Section 594, 594.3, 640.5, 640.6, or 640.7 of the Penal
Code, or a minor convicted by final judgment of a violation of
Section 594, 594.3, 640.5, 640.6, or 640.7 of the Penal Code, or a
minor declared a ward of the Juvenile Court pursuant to Section 602
of the Welfare and Institutions Code by reason of the commission of
an act prohibited by Section 594, 594.3, 640.5, 640.6, or 640.7 of
the Penal Code.