Resolution - 2006-23RESOLUTION NO. 2006-23
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA DECLARING ITS SUPPORT FOR AB 2923 -
REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS FROM MINORS THAT COMMIT
GRAFFITI AND VANDALISM
WHEREAS, existing law cities and counties are authorized to adopt an ordinance to
• recoup through juvenile court proceedings the communities costs associated with defacement by
minors of its property and the property of others by graffiti or other inscribed material; and
WHEREAS, minors who commit specified acts of vandalism are required to provide
restitution and makes the parents of such a minor liable for specified costs and damages caused
by the minor, as determined by the court. Currently, the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV),
if requested by specified local communities, to impose and collect surcharges and fees on the
registration or renewal of motor vehicle registrations; and
WHEREAS, existing law allows the courts to suspend or delay an individual, convicted
of committing vandalism or graffiti, their driver's license for one year; and
WHEREAS, AB 2923 combines the existing laws and specifically gives the DMV the
authority to collect all of the costs imposed upon a minor, the minor's estate, or the minor's
parents pursuant to specified provisions related to graffiti abatement, upon the registration or
renewal of registration of a motor vehicle; and
WHEREAS, AB 2923 allows the courts to suspend or delay an individual, convicted of
committing vandalism or graffiti, their driver's license for up to three years.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST COVINA AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City of West Covina hereby declares its support for AB 2923 -
Reimbursement of Costs from Minors that Commit Graffiti and Vandalism.
SECTION 2. That the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution and
forward a copy to the following entities: League of California Cities, and all State elected
officials representing West Covina, and Assemblyman Ron Calderon.
SECTION 5. That this resolution shall become effective immediately upon passage and
adoption.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this 4`h day of April 2006
ATTEST:
City Clerk La 'e Carrico
Resolution No.2006-23
April 4, 2006
I, LAURIE CARRICO, CITY CLERK of the City of West Covina, California, do hereby certify
that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of West Covina,
California, at a regular meeting thereof held on the 4th day of April 2006, by the following vote of
the City Council:
AYES: Hernandez, Lane, Sanderson, Touhey, Herfert
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
City Clerk aurie Carrico
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Ci Attorn Ey Arv6ld Alvarez-Glasman
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