§ 48-3. Definitions.

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

BROAD-TIP MARKER

Any felt-tip marker or similar implement which has an applicator surface of greater than one-quarter square inch.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Any organization or program employed by the criminal courts or judiciary to provide for appropriate alternate sentences to fine or imprisonment.

DEFACE

To mark the face or surface of, disfigure, injure, spoil or otherwise alter the appearance of property without the consent and express permission of the owner or proprietor thereof, or in the case of public property, of the person having charge, custody or control thereof.

DEFACEMENT

Any mark or disfigurement of any face or surface that disfigures, injures, spoils or otherwise alters the appearance of property without the consent and express permission of the owner or proprietor thereof, or in the case of public property, of the person having charge, custody or control thereof.

GRAFFITI

Any inscription, figure, mark or design which is written, etched, scratched, painted, drawn or applied to property.

PROPERTY

Any property, real or personal, private or public, in whatever phase of construction or completion, including but not limited to buildings and appurtenances, dwellings and structures of any kind, as well as the doors, windows, steps, railings, fencing, balconies, stairs, balustrades, porches, halls or walls which are a part thereof, bridges, trestles, streets, highways, sound barriers, sidewalks, statues, monuments, utility poles, signs, trees, rocks, passenger or commercial vehicles, or vehicles of mass transit.

Added 5-24-2011 by L.L. No. 14-2011, effective 6-9-2011