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House approves graffiti liability bill requiring cleanup, parental responsibility; 69‑0
Summary
House Bill 85, creating civil and criminal liability for graffiti and authorizing restitution and possible parental responsibility for juveniles, passed the House 69‑0 after committee amendments and debate on enforcement limits and prevention strategies.
House Bill 85, a measure to impose civil and criminal liability for graffiti and to require remediation and restitution by offenders (and, in some cases, parental responsibility), passed the Utah House by a vote of 69‑0 and will be forwarded to the Senate.
Representative Ray Short described graffiti as more than a nuisance, asserting it serves as gang communication, can include "death threats" and imposes economic…
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