Sec. 9-18. - Graffiti: prohibited acts—Defacement.
Part of the Code of Ordinances of East Providence, RI.
The text
(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person to permit property to be maintained in a defaced condition by allowing to remain on said property, painting, drawing, writing or marking by use of paint, spray paint, ink or by any other method of defacement, or to apply graffiti to any natural or man-made surface on any city-owned property.
(b)
It shall be unlawful for any responsible party, owner or operator to permit private property to be maintained in a defaced condition by allowing to remain on said property, painting, drawing, writing or marking by use of paint, spray paint, ink or by any other method of defacement.
(Ch. 876, § II, 5-16-23)
Editor's note— Chapter 876, § I, adopted 5-16-2023, repealed § 9-18 and enacted a new § 9-18 as set out herein. Former § 9-18 pertained to defaced property and derived from Ch. 459, § I, adopted August 19, 2008.