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purpose of spraying paint or other substance capable of defacing property. (d) Felt tip marker means any marker or similar implement with a tip which, at its broadest width, is greater than one-sixteenth (1/16) of an inch, containing an ink or other pigmented liquid. (e) Paint stick or graffiti stick means a device containing a solid form of paint, chalk, wax, epoxy, or other similar substance capable of being applied to a surface by pressure, and upon application, leaving a mark at least one-sixteenth (1/16) of an inch in width. (f) Gum label means any sheet of paper, fabric, plastic or other substance with an adhesive backing which, when placed on a surface, is not easily removable. (g) Property means personal or real property. (h) Responsible Party means the owner of a property as shown on the last equalized tax rolls of the County of Orange andlor the person who has primary responsibility for control of property or who has primary responsibility for the repair or maintenance of property. Section 3. Sections 17-70.1 through 17-70.2 are hereby added to chapter 17 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code to read in full as follows: Sec. 17-70.1. Reward provisions. (a) Pursuant to Section 53069.5 of the Government Code, the city may offer a reward of up to five hundred dollars ($500.00). The amount of the reward shall be determined by the police chief, for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person for violation of Penal Code Section 594, not to exceed one (1) reward of five hundred dollars ($500.00) per violation. In the event of multiple contributors of information for a single violation, the reward amount shall be divided by the city in the manner deemed appropriate by the police chief. For the purposes of this section, diversion of the offending violator to a community service program, or a plea bargain to a lesser offense, shall constitute a conviction. (b) Claims for rewards under this section shall be filed, processed, and paid in accordance with procedures established by the police chief. (c) The person convicted of committing the graffiti offense shall be liable for any rewards paid pursuant to this section and, if that person is an unemancipated minor, the custodial parent of said minor shall be liable for any rewards paid pursuant to this section. (d) No law enforcement officer, municipal officer, official or employee of the City shall be eligible for a reward made pursuant to this section. 11A-3 Ordinance No. NS-2720 Page 3 of 7