HB 2425 Summary

• Prohibits minors from possessing graffiti implements (aerosol paint, broad-tipped markers, etching tools, solutions) on public or private property without owner consent, with an exception for minors under supervision for lawful purposes; violation is a class 1 misdemeanor.

• Criminalizes minors misrepresenting their age to obtain graffiti implements (class 1 misdemeanor) and soliciting others to purchase such items for them (class 3 misdemeanor); violations subject to driver license suspension until age 18.

• Makes it unlawful for any person to sell, deliver, or give graffiti implements to minors; violators face class 1 misdemeanor charges with minimum $500 fine; exempts transfers from parents, guardians, employers, and teachers for lawful purposes.

• Requires businesses selling graffiti implements to store and display them in areas not accessible to the public without employee assistance; violations subject to civil penalty of at least $500.

• Authorizes law enforcement to use decoys ages 15-17 to test compliance with graffiti implement sales restrictions; decoy purchasers are immune from prosecution for test purchases.