§ 2309.30. Purchase or possession of spray paint or wide-tipped markers by minors prohibited.

(A)

It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of eighteen (18) years to purchase spray paint or a wide-tipped marker that is capable of defacing property.

(B)

It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of eighteen (18) to possess or to have under his/her control spray paint or a wide-tipped marker that is capable of defacing property.

(C)

It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of eighteen (18) to possess or to have under his/her control spray paint or a wide-tipped marker with purpose to deface property while on any public highway, street, alley, or way, or other public place, regardless of whether that person is or is not in any automobile, vehicle, or other conveyance.

(D)

Subsection (B) hereof does not apply to the possession of spray paint or a wide-tipped marker by a person under the age of eighteen (18) in the circumstances described in subsection (C) and (D) of Section 2309.28.

(E)

Whoever violates this section is guilty of unlawful purchase or possession of spray paint or a wide-tipped marker, a misdemeanor of the first degree.

(Ord. 1862-95.)