No person shall willfully or maliciously damage,
deface or vandalize the property of another by painting, scribbling
or inscribing in what is commonly referred to as "graffiti" on public
or private property and commit graffiti thereon, whether the same
embraces any obscenity, vulgarity or any other inscriptions or markings.
If at the time of the offense charged any person
shall be under the age of 18 years, the Superior Court, Chancery Division,
Family Part shall have exclusive jurisdiction of the trial of such
infant or infants, and such infant or infants shall be surrendered
to the Superior Court, Chancery Division, Family Part, and the case,
including all papers and process pertinent thereto, shall be transferred
to said Court as provided in N.J.S.A. 2C:4-11. Any person taking a
juvenile into custody shall immediately notify the parents or the
juvenile's guardian, if any, that the juvenile has been taken into
custody, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-33.
In the event that the present complaint shall
result in a second determination of a violation of this chapter by
any person under the age of 18 years, the parents or guardian of such
infant shall be liable in an action brought by the injured property
owner before the Municipal Court for restitution in the amount of
the pecuniary damage sustained by the injured property owner.