<![CDATA[graffiti - Law Offices of William W. Bruzzo]]> https://www.bruzzolaw.com/blog/tags/graffiti/ Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:45:39 GMT en-us <![CDATA[Administrative Fines for Tagging in Orange County City]]> https://www.bruzzolaw.com/blog/administrative-fines-for-tagging-in-orange-county-city/ https://www.bruzzolaw.com/blog/administrative-fines-for-tagging-in-orange-county-city/ Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:40:00 GMT In Garden Grove, Orange County, taggers will now be fined up to $1,000 for possession of graffiti instruments. The city will even make parents pay, if the tagger is a juvenile. The issuance of these citations will be starting March 1st. According to the Orange County Register, City Manager Matt Fertal said administrative fines are…

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In Garden Grove, Orange County, taggers will now be fined up to $1,000 for possession of graffiti instruments. The city will even make parents pay, if the tagger is a juvenile. The issuance of these citations will be starting March 1st. According to the Orange County Register, City Manager Matt Fertal said administrative fines are a “tried and tested tactic for Garden Grove.” In the recent past, citations for illegal fireworks proved to be very effective after a city ordinance was passed allowing law enforcement to issue administrative citations to those shooting off illegal fireworks. Fertal also notes that the fines are a quicker more efficient way to handle these less serious offenses. Money collected from these fines will help pay for wiping out all the graffiti that’s already been done. In other Orange County cities, taggers face criminal prosecution (and suspension of their license if convicted) in the court system rather than administrative fines, so Garden Grove taggers should count themselves lucky. (See also Penal Code Section 594, Vandalism and Penal Code Section 594.2, Possession of Vandalism Tools).

]]> <![CDATA[Gang Members Attack Graffiti Victim]]> https://www.bruzzolaw.com/blog/gang-members-attack-graffiti-victim/ https://www.bruzzolaw.com/blog/gang-members-attack-graffiti-victim/ Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:35:00 GMT Last July two men and a 17 year old were arrested in connection with stabbing and beating a man. Last Friday Nicolas Duran, Alejandro Duran and 17 year old Manola Mauricio pled guilty to one count of aggravated assault(Penal Code Section 245(a)(1), one count of street terrorism (Penal Code Section 186.22) and a sentencing enhancement…

]]> Last July two men and a 17 year old were arrested in connection with stabbing and beating a man. Last Friday Nicolas Duran, Alejandro Duran and 17 year old Manola Mauricio pled guilty to one count of aggravated assault(Penal Code Section 245(a)(1), one count of street terrorism (Penal Code Section 186.22) and a sentencing enhancement for criminal street gang activity. Both counts were felonies and Mauricio was prosecuted as an adult according to the Orange County register. The police report revealed that the victim noticed three adults writing graffiti on a wall and told them to stop. Those same three adults and two others on bikes followed the victim and beat him. Mauricio received credit for time served of 200 days and was placed on probation. The D.A. objected to all three defendants’ sentences, believing that either based on their criminal records or the nature of the incident each should do more time.

To learn more about the outcome of this case watch an OC in Two video produced by the Orange County Register.

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