In innovative legal maneuver, San Francisco targets graffiti vandals with costly civil suits
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You spray, you pay.
In a bid to slow a graffiti epidemic, San Francisco is testing an innovative legal maneuver and asking courts to treat the city like a property owner and allow it to seek damages for cleanups.
The city has sued a woman that San Francisco officials say is an infamous graffiti vandal. In a complaint, the city alleges Cozy Terry is responsible for 28 acts of vandalism on city buses, as well as other instances of defacing city property.
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Deputy City Attorney Jill Cannon tells the San Francisco Chronicle (http://bit.ly/1I325xh ) that cleanup and repairs will total nearly $54,000.
She says the city wants a judgment against the woman to cover the bill.
Evidence being compiled by city attorneys includes social media postings of graffiti.
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Information from: San Francisco Chronicle, http://www.sfgate.com