New York City’s New Graffiti Laws
Posted on December 30, 2005
Filed Under News, Legal |
Saw a brief spot on the nightly news last night about new graffiti laws in New York City. Among the changes to the laws are the following:
– commercial property owners and owners of apartment houses of six units or more must clean graffiti from their buildings or face fines of up to $300. – No one under the age of 21 can buy graffiti instruments such as spray paint, broad tip markers or etching acid. (Currently, the age is 18, for paint markers at least) – Stores cannot sell graffiti instruments to people under the age of 21. – Anyone convicted of a graffiti-related crime will perform community service in a graffiti removal program as their punishment.For more information on New York City’s graffiti laws and the city’s definition of graffiti, visit the city’s graff page, here.
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