9.22.040 Display and storage of graffiti implements.
A. Signage Required. Every person who operates a retail commercial establishment selling graffiti implements shall:
1. Place a sign in clear public view at or near the display of such products stating: “Graffiti is against the law. Any person who defaces real or personal property with paint or any other liquid or device is guilty of a crime punishable by imprisonment of up to 90 days and/or a fine up to $5,000.”
2. Place a sign in the direct view of such persons responsible for accepting customer payment for graffiti implements stating: “Selling spray paint, paint sticks, or broad-tipped markers to persons less than 18 years of age is against the law and punishable by imprisonment of up to 90 days and a fine up to $5,000.”
B. Penalties. Any person found to be in violation of the provisions of this section shall be deemed to have committed a civil infraction as established in Chapter 7.80 RCW and for each violation shall be subject to a civil penalty of one hundred dollars; provided, that penalties for an additional separate violation of a like nature by the same person within a one-year period shall be two hundred fifty dollars. Any person charged with a civil infraction under the provisions of this chapter shall respond to the notice of infraction in the manner set forth in Chapter 7.80 RCW. (Ord. 006/2007 § 1)