9.25.010 Defacing public and private property.
A. Defacing Property Unlawful.
1. It is unlawful for any person to deface any public property, including but not limited to writing or drawing thereon, or painting or pasting thereon, or to scratch, mark, disfigure or defile such property or the floors or walls thereof. A complaint may be sworn and filed against any person in violation of this section by any police officer or by any other public official of the city who personally witnesses the incident.
2. It is unlawful for any person to deface any private property by writing or drawing thereon or by painting or pasting thereon, or attaching thereto any handbill or advertisement or other drawing or to scratch, mark, disfigure or defile such property or the floor or walls thereof without the express permission of the owner of such property. In the event of a violation of this subsection, a police officer, or the owner or the person entitled to possession of the property, may file with the Maricopa municipal court a complaint against any individual who violates this section of the code.
B. Authorization of Reward Program. The council is specifically authorized to offer a reasonable reward for the apprehension of parties who might be guilty of a violation of this section and to solicit reward funds and other cooperation from the citizens and business community of the city. [Ord. 10-03 § 1; Res. 10-13 § 1; Ord. 17-05; Code 2004 § 10-1-4.]