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Section 7. Sections 17-70.1 and 17.70.2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code are <br />hereby re-designated as Sections 10-226 and 10-227, respectively, and amended to read <br />as follows: <br />Sec. 10-226. Reward provisions. <br />(a) Pursuant to Section 53069.5 of the Government Code, the city may <br />offer a reward for information leading to the apprehension and conviction of any <br />person who places graffiti on any public or private property in such amounts <br />approved by the City Council. In the event of multiple contributors of information, <br />the reward amount shall be divided by the city in a manner it shall deem <br />appropriate. For the purposes of this section, diversion of the offending violator to <br />a community service program, or a plea bargain to a lesser offense, shall <br />constitute a conviction. <br />(b) Claims for rewards under this section shall be filed with the City in a <br />manner specified by City Council. <br />(c) The person convicted of committing the graffiti offense shall be liable <br />for any rewards paid pursuant to this section and, if that person is an <br />unemancipated minor, the custodial parent of said minor shall be liable for any <br />rewards paid pursuant to this section. In the event of damage to public or private <br />property, the offender or the parents or legal guardian of any unemancipated <br />minor must reimburse the City for any reward paid. <br />(d) No law enforcement officer, municipal officer, official or employee of <br />the City shall be eligible for a reward made pursuant to this section. <br />(e) No claim for a reward shall be allowed unless the City investigates <br />and verifies the accuracy of the claim and determines that the requirements of <br />this section have been satisfied. <br />Sec. 10-227. Graffiti as a Nuisance; City Abatement. <br />(a) The existence of graffiti within the city limits of Santa Ana <br />constitutes a public and private nuisance and may be abated according to the <br />provisions and procedures contained in this Article. <br />(b) Removal by the Perpetrator. Any person applying graffiti on public <br />or private property shall have the duty to remove the graffiti within twenty-four <br />(24) hours after notice by the City or private owner of the property involved. <br />Such removal shall be done in a manner prescribed by the Executive Director of <br />Public Works or other designated City official. Failure of any person to remove <br />graffiti shall constitute an additional violation of this Ordinance. Where graffiti is <br />Ordinance No. NS-XXX <br />Page 8 of 13 <br />11 A-8 <br />