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Jul 31, 2008 8:15 am US/Pacific

New Calif. Law Requires Graffiti Vandals Clean Up

SACRAMENTO (AP) ― Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed into law a measure that requires those convicted of graffiti to clean up their scrawls and possibly keep the surface clean for one year.

Los Angeles sponsored the legislation, which became law Wednesday. City officials say Los Angeles has seen a more than 25 percent increase in graffiti in the past three years, from 25 million square feet of marred surfaces in 2005 to 31.7 million in the year that ended Wednesday.

The law makes it mandatory for a person convicted of graffiti vandalism to repair the property when possible.

However, a judge could decide not to order the defendant to risk injury by cleaning up graffiti on a sign hanging over the freeway.

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