Snarly Assemblything Catherine Nolan is pushing for new legislation that increases the penalty for chronic graffiti offenses to a felony. Fellow public paint hater Peter Vallone Jr.—who unsuccessfully introduced two anti-graffiti bills that were later struck down as unconstitutional—was delighted, adding his own predictable copy and paste comments to he matter:
“Right now, graffiti punks often get caught, get a slap on the wrist, and are out tagging again the next day. This bill will let us catch someone once and deter them from ever doing graffiti again.”
Basically, the offense of “Making Graffiti” would be augmented with “Making Graffiti in the first degree” and “Making Graffiti in the second degree”: “Making Graffiti in the second degree would be an A misdemeanor, the same as the current law. But someone convicted of the second degree crime on two or more occasions can be charged with the first-degree violation, an E felony.” The bill would also upgrade the possession of graffiti instruments from a B to an Amisdemeanor.
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